Hello Everyone,
Yesterday we picked our oldest son up from college in Indiana and tomorrow we will put him on a plane for a semester abroad in Ireland. Please pray for Cliff and Paul to have some good father-son time before he leaves. They are very close and Paul is concerned about his father. Please pray that Paul will be able to have a successful semester without being too distracted with Cliff's illness.
My friend, Carolyn, was discharged from the hospital today. She found out her lymphoma is stage 4 and she will be getting a stem cell transplant asap. Her hematocrit keeps falling and she has already had 4 units of blood this week. The doctors are also struggling to keep her lymphedema in her legs under control. She has a long road ahead. Please keep praying for her, too. She is truly touched that all of you....people she has never met....are praying for her.
You all are a blessing to us!
Love,
Beth
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I had received this email some time ago and have held onto it for encouragement when I feel as though I'm "in the fire". I don't know who wrote it...
ReplyDeleteMalachi 3:3 says: "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver."
This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible study.
That week, the woman called a silversimith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She did not mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining silver.
As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities.
The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot then she thought again about the verse that says: "He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver."
She asked the silversmith if it was true that hehad to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined. The man answwered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed.
The woman was silent for amoment. Then she asked the silversmith, "How do you know when the silver is fully refined?" He smiled at her and answered, "Oh that's easy - when I see my image in it."
If today you are feeling the heat of the fire, remember that God has His eye on you and will keep watching you until He sees His image in you...
God is right there with us....through the fire.
Continually praying for you...
Linda
Love that refiner's fire! So hard and so good. Praying for Cliff and Paul's time. What a wonderful experience for him to be able to go to Ireland.
ReplyDeletePraying for Carolyn.
LeeAnn
What a beautiful Story! A picture of Christs love.
ReplyDeleteThinking about you, Cliff, Beth and family and praying for your health. Cliff -Hope your time with Paul was filled with the blessings of the Lord. I can only imagine what a precious time it was.
Also praying for Carolyn, her doctors, the strength of her body and for you as you minister to her even during your own time of trial.