Thanks for Comments

Thank you for all the comments you write after these entries. I read them all with much appreciation.

"See, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh;
is anything too hard for me?"
Jeremiah 32:27

These are the words Ron Keller referred to after Monday's entry.
The context is that Jerusalem is going to be carried off to Babylon.
A very tough time.

But God also speaks hopeful words, that he will bring them back, that he will be with them and take care of them, that he will always be their God.

I was recently feeling pretty good, and was wondering if I was suffering enough to warrant all the prayers and good wishes and attention and cards and food and head-coverings...
Today, I received a report I had been waiting for, that said the cancer was not as confined as I had hoped.
What does that all mean?
I will talk to my doctor in a week.
In the meantime, I am on the course of treatment that is necessary.

I want to live a long time.
I want to feel more certain.
But who ever knows about the future?
Who can control their life or birth or their height or number of days?
There is so much mystery.

All I know is that God is mighty, beyond my comprehension, full of mercy and grace, and that he walks with me, and holds me. Nothing is too hard for him.

To My Northville Church Family - A Minister's Wife's Perspective

You have heard that we are moving.
Perhaps in yesterday's or today's mail you have heard of the person who is coming here.

My prayers are with you as you welcome that new person into this church family, and join together in ministry.

A new pastor is a big change for you.
A new congregation and new town are a big change for a pastor too.

As our new Royal Oak Staff-Parish Committee said,
"It is our job to support you."

Blessings and best wishes.