So often I toss and turn at night, filled with concern about what will happen. I am worried and upset about many things, for many people whom I love. What should I do? And as I prayed this morning it came to me...
Love them well. That is all I have to do. Forgive them. Those two things are all I have to do today.
I don't have to fix them, or heal them, I just have to love them. I can't fix them. I can speak God's truth to them and point them to Jesus. I can't make them believe or follow. I can be kind when they are mean. I can be forgiving when they wrong me. I can listen patiently when they are sad, or angry, or joyful. I can pray with them, for them.
I can say no, not today. Not that way. I can't do that. I need to go now. I can refuse sometimes when I need to. It's ok.
I can't fix it. I can love, pray, forgive. That is all I can do. And it's ok.
Likewise, Jesus will not always fix it. Jesus will not always heal. Sometimes He does and so we praise Him. But He always loves us. He always forgives us. Sometimes He says no to our request, not today, or I can't do that. But He always listens. And He is always with us.
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| Last good pic of mom |
And in the end, that is enough.
Two years ago, mom was suffering from end stage cancer. I wanted to fix it. But I could only love her. I am thanking God I had the wisdom and the strength to forgive her, and to be with her until the end. Thank You, Jesus, as I remember her and that difficult time, that my loving her was all you asked of me, and it was enough.
"Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one." (Luke 10:41-42)
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