Prayer Request
Cheryl Durham just told me that her sister-in-law just died at age 55. She is asking for prayer for her brother who is suddenly without a wife he loved and treasured.
Cheryl Durham just told me that her sister-in-law just died at age 55. She is asking for prayer for her brother who is suddenly without a wife he loved and treasured.
I’m so sorry Cheryl. May our Father in heaven send the comfort your family needs moment by moment.
Cheryl,
I will be praying for your family and especially your brother.
To your brother:
Having walked this road myself and knowing that it changes you in the deepest and most profound of ways . . . asking the Father that the comfort of the great King will be your constant companion, and that you will allow others and that others will choose to walk with you on the journey now and down the path later on.
Cheryl, The Scripture shows/tells us to grieve with those that grieve. I grieve with you over the loss of a family member. I also am able to have empathy with all of you, as my own younger brother died before his 60th b.d. Ed & I took my 95 year old father at that time from The Panhandle of TX in severe weather to North Carolina so my dad could be with him the last three weeks of his life, and Ed and I to work to prepare a home to be ready to sell, so my sister-in-law could return to Phoenix where they were living when hecame ill. My brother was a contract engineer and they had moved a lot of times. He wanted to be in N,C. where their property had 26 kinds of trees, a variety of birds. So it was there where during those last days, truthfully; that God literally inundated his Holy Spirit and surrounded all of us in one of the most glorious times possible, as we sang praises out of an old Baptist Hymn Song Book the night before he died, all of us surrounding him in a hospital bed in his 12 ft high den. For those who seek, it seems that often the stories of such touchings of God through His Holy Spirit come down. –Of course, to those that are haughty and try to stick to their own ways, thoughts, and do not humble themeselves before the Lord, it probably will not happen at that time. “let us all draw near to the Lord- truly he will bring good out of evil, as we seek Him in the Living Word! L.B.
Cheryl,
I spent time at the bedside of my dying friend yesterday, and we spoke of how God’s presence
continues on no matter the circumstances.
While there, I couldn’t help but think of his dear darling wife who will soon be living her life without
him. But she, too, will be filled with His overwhelming presence before, during and after his passing.
I pray your brother will be overwhelmed, too!
I pray for His spirit of Shalom to descend on all during this time of loss and grief. I pray that His Spirit would be felt during this time of silence in the loss of a loved one. We are comforted in the knowledge that His Will is ever present in the lives of those who love Him and look to the day when every tear will be wiped away. Baruch ata Adonai
Thank you all for your kind and encouraging words. It is so important to have a community at times like this. As I said to my sister, “I do not know how people survive such a loss without the strength one draws from the community”. Baruch HaShem!