Acquainted With Grief

Jesus was "a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief." (Isaiah 53:)

He is with us in our deepest sorrow and understands our greatest grief.

My Utmost for His Highest reminds us today that:

"We are not acquainted with grief in the way in which Our Lord was acquainted with it;
we endure it, we get through it,
but we do not become intimate with it.
. . . we have to reconcile ourselves to the fact of sin
as the only explanation as to why Jesus Christ came,
and as the explanation of the grief and sorrow in life."

Jesus knows and understands and He is with us in our grief.

For this we can give thanks.

Day 12 - gifts from God:
1.  white ribbons everywhere
2.  shopping done within budget
3.  sharing song
4.  Victor's special touches
5.  Joseph noticing names. . . his name. . . by secretary
6.  using Sarah's salad bowl
7.  "B"s on vases and all around
8.  a beautiful, powerful reminder to memorize God's Word
9.  Ben wanting to walk with me
10.  yellow flower floating candles found at Goodwill

I thank You, Lord, that you are also intimately acquainted with us.
I love You.

With gratitude,
Sally