"I Believe in Love"

"I BELIEVE IN LOVE"

How long will my prayers seem unanswered?

Is there still faith in me to reach the end?

I'm feeling doubt - I'm losing faith;

But giving up would cost me everything.

So I'll stand in the pain and silence,

And I'll speak to the dark night;

I believe in the sun even when it's not shining,

I believe in love even when I don't feel it,

And I believe in God even when He is silent....

And I, I believe!

Though I can't see my stories ending,

That doesn't mean the dark night has no end;

It's only here that I find faith,

And learn to trust the one who writes my days;

So I'll stand in the pain and silence,

And I'll speak to the dark night.
I believe in the sun even when it's not shining;

I believe in love even when I don't feel it,

And I believe in God even when He is silent...

And I, I believe.

No dark can consume Light;

No death greater than this life.

We are not forgotten,

Hope is found when we say

Even when He is silent.

I believe in the sun even when it's not shining;

I believe in love even when I don't feel it,

And I believe in God even when He is silent.

And I, I believe.

----Barlow Girl

I "borrowed this from Mel, who, without a doubt, has one of the strongest testimonies I've read in a long time. Her beloved was killed in Iraq - they were yet to be married. She has attended weddings of friends who just "don't get it." Her hurt and pain have not left her without the one greatest blessing of mankind: HOPE.

Three More Funerals...

A father and son, both awaiting a certain death. The ironies of this life - death will not wait.
The father is 93, the son is in his sixties. The father has seen much grief and sorrow in his lifetime but has borne it all with much strength and grace. And now, it is a waiting game.
Will he outlive his son?

The son was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer several months ago. He was doing fairly well but it was not to be. It has spread into his stomach and he is now beyond medical help. He has seen his fair share of sorrow. His oldest son was in a car accident in which his back was broken and he is now a paraplegic. The ironies continue:

His cousin was born with Spina Bifida and does not have the use of his legs. The grandfather was diagnosed with Diabetes some years ago, and due to malpractice, lost his leg. One family, three male members having lost the use of their limbs. But God has endowed them with huge hearts!

The father (grandfather) was diagnosed this week with a malignant tumor that is very close to his lung, and due to his age and other maladies, mainly the diabetes, the doctors feel it is inoperable. Another member of this family is also dying: the father's brother. He is also in his 90's. He has cancer.

So the extended families draw close to one another, gaining strength from one another, knowing that they are facing the loss of three of their own within a short time frame. It is exceptionally difficult as the holidays approach. Please pray for them...