Amy's 'momentary trouble'

Well, the day finally came. As of 10 am today, my sister, her husband and their daughter left, leaving the kids and I alone in the house for the first time since October 29th. It’s quiet. Trevor is gone for the night, over to a friend’s house and Brittany has gone bowling with some of her friends and won’t be home until later. It's empty. Come Monday, I’ll return to work…time to resume my life, to press on. Please continue to remember me in your prayers. My sister ripped out a page of the devotional she was reading and left it for me to read and in this one page devotional, it talked about a panel of bereaving parents and one in particular who was struggling through the huge question of ‘why?’ when her own father told her the better question to inquire about is ‘who?’ We may never know why Amy was taken so early from us, but I have no doubt that pursuing who God is in the midst of the tragedy…in the midst of our pain, will bring healing, comfort and peace. Think of what this means to us in our situation. When we face unbearable grief and ask ‘who?’, 2 Corinthians 1:3 tells us: ‘The Father of mercies and God of all comfort.’ When we face weariness and are heavy burdened, we discover in Psalms 18:2 that, ‘the Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer.’ When the world looks bleak and unfairness seems overwhelming, Romans 16:20 tells us that the, ‘God of peace will crush Satan under our feet..’ And when ‘why, God?’ is on my heart and I move instead to ‘Who are you in all of this, God?’, where do I go?...I seek Him in His Word.

Psalm 38:9 - Lord, my desire is before you; and my sighing is not hidden from you.

For the love of Amy - V