Strength in Despair

Revelation 1:17:   When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.

So-Whats for Work: We were made to be in relationship with God, so even when we can't work, we still have purpose and value and meaning.  Never let the dark days of incapacity be a measure of God's love for you; or your value to those who love you.

So-Whats for Home:  Never forget those who love you also need you, and are of greater import than anyone else in the world; including your boss and your friends. When you lack the strength to ask God to help you for yourself, ask Him to help you for them.  It is always harder for loved ones to watch suffering they can't alleviate than it is even to be the sufferer one's self.   

So-Whats for Community: Let those who have the gift of mercy stand tall in the hours when their friends and family feel most despairing.  He or she who can stand with someone in their darkest moments shines the light of Christ brighter than any person any time in any circumstance, and their crowns in heaven will be great.  That is grace in action, and it is community as God intended it here on earth, and how it will be in eternity.

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