Will you join me in prayer for Dave and Becky Black? Dave wrote yesterday:
Having someone die right next to you calls you back to reality real quickly. It puts this wisp of a life in real perspective. I wish I could sit here and say that things are getting better, that I am full of faith and peace and joy. The truth is, I am kinda struggling right now. Life is sometimes nothing but fog and haze. I find it hard to get the words right. It’s much easier to teach Greek than to negotiate real life, I can tell you that. Thankfully, I still trust God. I still have the Spirit. I still have Jesus interceding for me. So don’t worry about me. God carries me along. I am acutely aware of how important it is to take just one step at a time, and not to throw off my shoes and run full speed, as I used to do on Kailua Beach.
Dave and Becky, we stand with you in prayer thanking God for the wonderful gift of eternal life. We thank God that he is a God who heals and carries us through the valley of the shadow of death. We do not always know why but in him we can trust. In this season of sorrow and pain we hold onto Revelation 21:1–4 (NIV) “Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.””
We stand with you and ask for God to heal Becky, to strengthen you with might and to give you a peace that surpasses all understanding. May it guard your heart and mind and finally, these things we pray according to your will on earth as it is in heaven. In the wonderful name of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen
Dave I wish there was more i could do. I wish I could visit the farm and sit alongside you. I feel like weeping right now after reading what you wrote. I cannot imagine what you and Becky must be going through. Both of you have been such a wonderful blessing to me. Thank you for being open and vulnerable and for the wonderful witness you give for Jesus!
Your friend, Mark
