Requests For Prayer
Where did everyone go? No comments?! Ouch. I never said that Lost was a bad show, just that I don't watch it. Was my last post really that bad?
Well, I hope that someone crosses this today, because I have a few serious items before I get to my usual sillyness. It feels inappropriate to blog anything silly or fun today, so I will keep it short, and save other stuff for tomorrow. My first piece is somber news. Ellen Swope was declared brain dead early this morning. It is a real loss for Jen and I. We knew her as "Nurse Ellen" there at Multnomah Bible College. We held out hope that God might heal her. She held on for a week and a half of ups and downs. We learned that it would likely be a total loss on Monday and have just been waiting for the end. Now she stands in the presence of her Savior. I pray that she is rejoicing in the lavish surroundings that the fruit from this life should bring her in the next. We love you, Ellen. We will miss you. May you intercede in the presence of the Father for those you left behind. And may you eternally rejoice that there you need to find a new field in which to serve our Lord. Please pray for her husband, Steve, and her sons, Ian and Colin, as well as the siblings, grandchildren and other relatives she left behind.
The second I ask because I got nuthin' on comments from yesterday, except a request from Liz St. Cyr (aka Looney Mom, aka LooneyBin4Sure) to pray for her daughter. Please go over to her blog to find out what is going on and how you can pray for her and her family.
That's all today.
I know I don't print stuff in King James English, but it is how I learned this, and it just seems appropriate today.
"He giveth and He taketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord."
Blessings,
Jared
"Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it." Fyodor Dostoevsky
2 Simply Marvelous Ideas:
I'm so sorry to hear of Ellen's death. Here's a poem I wrote a while back when Bill lost a close friend....I think it is for you as well:
for all who have felt the pain of loss....
Heart Sorrow
Hear:
The ripping of your favorite shirt,
the mourning of doves,
the keening wail of loons.
See:
A prayer of tears,
unashamed.
The deepest deep;
a mountain top veiled in clouds.
Feel:
Despairing and hopeless,
Broken and grieving.
Like:
A puncture,
A labrinthye,
A stream of loss,
Regret.
Is:
A Father’s hand
capturing each tear
in a Holy bottle.
Remembrance.
I pray for peace for her family as well as yours Jared....
comfort+
kiersten
BTW - Off topic, but what are your thoughts about the new Nintendo Wii system vs PS3....I'm looking ahead to Christmas....
thanx!
k-bob
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