29 Aug
Poems That Don’t Rhyme
Some time ago my wife and I were close to a couple who were struck with a tragedy. They had two teen-age daughters, both Christians and going on for the Lord filled with the promise of fulfilled lives of service. They were both killed in an automobile accident. You can understand the sorrow of the parents and all who knew these two young girls. It seemed so unexplainable. Why? It just didn’t make sense for these two young lives to be snuffed out. As I thought about that I put down my thoughts into words. I am no poet but, what came out was the thought of poems that don’t rhyme, events that were beyond our comprehension. Read the poem at Poems That Don’t Rhyme
Share your comments below about how life has made sense in hindsight
Dear Anchor family,
I am so thankful to be a part of this site, it is a wonderful gift to all of us who are privileged to use it. Many blessings from our Father to you all.
It seems that my life has always been one of faith as I became a Christian at age twelve. I immediately began a Bible reading and prayer time and kept it diligently.
As I grew up, married, became a mom of two sons and was very busy in my community and church, I was always glad to be of service to others.
Our youngest son completed suicide at the age of 33 in 2004. He had been ill for some time, was under medical care, but felt he had no hope for this life’s journey anymore, so he chose to go home where he could find peace. He was a Christian from the age of nine and loved his Lord very much. But, with the illness he became devestated with the stressors of life. He is now at peace with our Father and we assured a reunion with him in our Father’s time.
As I tried to understand and validate my feelings of tremedous loss from his death, I began reaching out to others through a Christian ministry online. I came to the site from our Father’s leading months before our son’s death. As I was learning, I was also being led to participate in the ministry through our Father’s calling.
I have now been enmeshed within the family of this ministry since May of 2004. Reaching out to others is the result of a life of service to people around me, friends, neighbors, strangers and of course family. I have always had a compassion for those who are hurting.
I am also involved in an intercessional prayer ministry and have been given several people throughout my life to pray for in this way. I was always so grateful that I could serve Him in any way possible.
As I look back on my life, I now realize that all the things I’ve done for others, all the time spent in His Word, all the prayers that have been lifted for and by me, and the wisdom of being privileged to be a wife and mother, I have gained a profound strength. I never would have believed my life would have been filled with so much adversity, an illness struck my husband seven years ago and disabled him, then our son’s death. There are other issues of adversity down through the years and at present that I know have presented me with a valuable faith education.
I am just thankful to be able to reach out to those who are hurting and help them in any way I can. I am grateful for the love and unending grace of our Father. I am most assuredly thankful for the opportunity to share my faith with others, hopefully planting a seed of trust in which He can grow to faith. Life is hard at best and adversity comes to us all. But, the knowledge that we have a loving, forgiving Father makes every tear worth the journey. He will one day wipe away all tears and only joy will reign in the hearts of His children. Thank you for the opportunity to share with you. In His Love, Jan Higgins
August 29th, 2006 at 11:46 pm