A friend of mine recently lost a close friend. Her friend passed away after giving birth to her & her husband's fourth baby.
I am reminded how precious life is and how very short it can be. Losses like this cause me to stop and think about how truly blessed I am.
I am at a loss to even begin to comprehend how my friend's family moves on from here. God's Word tell us the His grace is sufficient, that His strength is made perfect in our weakness. In Psalm we are told that the Lord is near to the brokenhearted.
Thank you, God for your Word. Thank you that in times of weakness You are our strength. I pray that Your grace would abundantly flow over this family, that in this time of great loss and weakness Your strength will carry them through. I pray even now - as their hearts are broken, Father that they could feel You close to them - carry them through.
A portion of a song came to my mind this morning as I was praying for the family.
"You give and take away"
"You give and take away"
"My heart will
choose to say Lord, blessed be Your name"
This could not be truer for this family. I pray that they can find the strength to bless Your name Lord.
Here are the rest of the words to this song.
Blessed be Your Name by Matt Redmond
Blessed Be Your Name
In the land that is plentiful
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name
Blessed Be Your name
When I'm found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed Be Your name
Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name
Blessed be Your name
When the sun's shining down on me
When the world's 'all as it should be'
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name
Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name
You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name