Surely,Goodness and Mercy

Well, it has been awhile since my last post. A lot has happened recently, namely the illness and death of my mother. It's as if someone hit the pause button of life. I feel as if I have not been in the real world since Thanksgiving. A minister friend said to me " you are trying to jump back on the carousel, and it's scary and uneven". He's right, I have never been an orphan before. Thank goodness for my faith which gives me the calm assurance that I can face uncertain days, steps and emotions. As I prepared for my Sabbath women's study this week, A Confident Heart, our lesson was about stepping out of the shadow of doubt. So getting back to my blog and posting on Renee's site(on-line Bible study) have been two of my goals this week. By the way, I recommend her book and study to anyone reading this.

Now back to my message this week. Catherine reminded me this week how the fruits of my relationship with mother came to life in the darkest of time. It is no accident that my Bible study this week talked about living in the LIGHT. My mother gave me the greatest gift ever when I inherited her abiding faith. Through this entire ordeal dating back 5 years ago when she first came to live with us, I never questioned or looked back, I only moved forward in faith. In her final days, mother sought clarity and understanding from the one who knew her best, her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. On the night she died, I gave my first and only concert! I sat by her bed in a dimly lit room and sang some of the church's greatest hymns. "Surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life" because of that divine moment. I believe it brought her as much comfort as it did me.