Prayer for Gracie.

A sick and suffering child. A family bereft. Small words for such a large situation:

In the hush of His silence, we may hear the echoes of His faithfulness.
With the rains and the floods our foundation is tested.
He changes everything.
Suffering becomes the glorification of obedience.
Helplessness encourages holy dependency.
Fear and doubt are but predecessors to courage and faith.
Sacrifice and loss are changed into our great reward.
Blood, sweat, and tears are spiritual offerings.
Nothing goes unnoticed.
Our God is good and acts with powerful mercy towards us.
How great are His promises.
A just wrath traded for unmerited grace.
Rebels made sons and daughters.
The far off brought near.
May the Spirit shine light.
Illuminate.
Soften.
Open.
Eyes and hearts and minds now enamored with the beauty of Jesus.
Forgetting what is past.
Never anxious about the future.
Wholly grateful for the chance to live presently.