Reach Out To Jesus

Heb 13:5 God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.

He sat back in church with tears in his eyes. His wife had passed away with cancer. He cried through each song and each prayer because she was no longer beside him. How empty the seat beside him felt as he reached his hand over to take hers and his hand grasped air. The realization hit him that she would no longer be his companion.

He reached his hand out to Jesus and silently asked for help. Oh Lord please get me through this journey. It is so hard; sometimes I think I cannot stand it. My heart has fallen to pieces and it seems broken beyond repair. Please Lord; mend this broken heart so that I may experience joy again.

When we reach out our hand to Jesus He reaches down and takes us by the hand and lifts us up. We must go through the journey of grief to heal our hearts. We could not go on with our lives without it. It is a journey full of bumps and pain but it is necessary. We sometimes think that Jesus has abandoned us somewhere along the road. But when He lifts us up we realize that He was there all the time.

Mona,