Last week introduced a cascade of emergencies and S.O.S calls.
Three of these included young people in crisis.
Two I have known since they were born. All are in our city.
One of them is riddled with cancer and he is not expected to live out the year.
The other, involved in a high profile christian band, went through an operation to remove a tumor from his knee and to replace the bone in his lower leg.
Then Pauline returned home to tell me that the daughter of her tennis partner is on a suicide alert. She is starving herself to death with extreme anorexia. She is not yet seventeen.
By Friday I was truly feeling the burden and the weight of these situations on my heart.
All these precious young people and seemingly no answers.
Then I remembered the words of David in the Psalms:
"When my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the Rock that is higher than I."
Thanks be to God, through prayer, Pauline and I were able to get a different elevation and a new perspective on things.
We still didn't have any easy answers but we had the assurance of peace in our hearts from the One who does.
This week promises to be better; a lot better.
Jubilate.
Ian
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