“耶和华亲近心中破碎的人，拯救灵里痛悔的人，”
诗篇 34:18
“The LORD is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
Psalms 34:18
The morning after Allen, was born, the doctor sat down in a chair near the foot of his mother bed and said, “Something’s wrong.” Allen had a life-threatening birth defect and needed to be flown to a hospital 700 miles away for immediate surgery.
When the doctor tells you something is wrong with your child, your life changes. Fear of what lies ahead can crush your spirit and you stumble along, desperate for a God who will strengthen you so you can support your child.
Then his father Hiram, arrived and heard the news. After the doctor left, Hiram said, “Jolene, let’s pray.” “Thank You, Father, for giving Allen to us. He’s Yours, God, not ours. You loved him before we knew him, and he belongs to You. Be with him when we can’t. Amen.”
Hiram has always been a man of few words. He struggles to speak his thoughts and often doesn’t try, knowing that Jolene has enough words to fill any silence. But on a day when her heart was broken, her spirit crushed, and her faith gone, God gave Hiram strength to speak the words she couldn’t say. And clinging to his hand, in deep silence and through many tears, she sensed that God was very near.
How has God used people to strengthen you when your spirit was crushed?
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