Right in the Middle of the Story

 

But when Jesus heard it

He said,

"This illness does not

        lead to death.

It is for the glory of God,

so that

the Son of God

may be glorified through it."

              John 11. 4

(Substitute the word illness

with that difficult situation

      we are facing now,

that hard relationship,

those potholes that

   threaten to swallow us,

that failure,

   or utter disappointment.

God is already redeeming

      for His glory.

It is not the end of the story.

What if it is not meant to

tear us down,

but form Christlikeness

     in yet another layer?

God uses this hard thing,

even if we never see

   how His glory breaks in

or our story in it unfolds.)

O LORD,

Help us to trust You in this

and know that

Your steadfast love

      holds us tight.

and has

    no expiration date.

Grant us Your strength

    not just to endure,

but to be a witness

    in unexpected places.