Yesterday, on Labor Day, I spent well over an hour with a precious young couple who are experiencing what we would deem "the unthinkable."
For some unknown reason their two month old baby boy rolled over in his little crib and was unable to breathe. He slipped away into the hands of Jesus and is now in heaven with the Lord.
The couple is processing all of the grief that comes rolling in waves upon waves in a time like this, but they also have an anchor that they're holding on to. It's their faith in Jesus and their confidence that He is sovereign and in control.
They also have family that's been helping, but it's the presence of their small group that has been amazing to me. These people have been their to serve food, clean, run errands and simply "incarnate" the love of Jesus in an unspeakably difficult time.
I wonder if you have those kind of non-family relationships here in our church? If not, now's the time to join a group and discover what it means to be truly connected. You never now when that unthinkable moment may happen in your life, even though we pray it never will.
Blessings,
Dr. Jay
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