I went to check the mailbox this morning, and as I looked up from the pile of envelopes in my hand, I smiled as I saw a driveway filled with proof of the little people in my house. Drawings up and down the sidewalk. Beautiful outlines of sweet tiny bodies all over the pavement with added wings and crazy hair for silliness. Amid all this art, I found the perfect scripture.
I can do all things through Christ, who gives me strength. (Philippians 4:13)
My kids, just like much of the country, are home right now. The schools have been closed, and they are currently doing all their learning from home. I know they are missing their friends and teachers. They are not able to go to church or hug their grandparents. They are in the middle of a country and a world going through a crisis, and I’m confident that we will see brighter days. However, these days get to shine too. We don’t have to wait until tomorrow to smile. Today is just as beautiful and just as big a blessing as yesterday was. “All things through Christ” applies to quarantine also. It means being able to laugh in the midst of adversity.
We shall get through this.
I am praying for our world, our country, our leaders. I pray that God heals our land, but most of all that through this process, we find our confidence and strength in the Lord.