"Family of the Beloved"

We can't wait for that day.
November 29, 2010

"Welcomed in Affection"

For those who grieve for their children. They're in good hands.
March 29th, 2011

"The kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
- Matthew 19:14

"Your children I will save."
- Isaiah 49:25

"Hope and a Future"

He loves you, and He has a new life for you.
March 4, 2009

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord,
"plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future."

- Jeremiah 29:11

"The Valley of Weeping"

He feels all of your tears, and His tears will take yours away.
September 3, 2009

Surely He took up our infirmities
and carried our sorrows...
He was pierced for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him,
and by His wounds we are healed.

- Isaiah 53:4-5

How blessed is the man whose strength is in You...
Passing through the Valley of Weeping they make it a spring.

- Psalm 84:5-6

"When Will Losses Be Restored?"

For the grieving. You are not alone.
March 24, 2011

"I am making everything new," God said.
He will wipe every tear from their eyes.
There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain.

- Book of Revelation 21:5,4

"I'm Not Alone"

For those worrying about the Fukushima Daiichi power plant growing worse.
March 18, 2011

After learning a bit about radiation and the possibility of it rising higher (although as yet it hasn't), I needed to process how I was feeling. Of course there was nothing "I" could do about what happens at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, for better or for worse.

Yeah, I could choose whether to stay in Japan or leave (should the situation go much, much further to the absolute worst-case scenario). But I'm not leaving Japan. I'm called here. And I wouldn't leave Japan when she's most in need even if it was worse.

I couldn't figure how to picture what I felt about all this inside, just facing the mere possibility of things growing worse. They're not there yet at all, but even the mere possibility of them in the future makes you search your soul.

As I sat down, He helped me picture it... me standing in front of an oncoming storm, not able to do anything about it or take shelter, just facing it. And that's what my heart would want to do if such a storm were indeed coming -- I would want to stand and face it. But I was still not at rest even though I realized that would be what I wanted to do and what He called me to do.

But then *He* came into the picture! I thought this would just be me processing my feelings, having to decide if I would stay (*if* it ever got to that point in the future). But He didn't leave me with that: No matter what happens in the future, I'm not alone.

"Mighty to Save"

For the victims of the earthquake & tsunami.
March 15, 2011

"God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging."

"Know that I am God. Be still.

"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit."

"Mighty to Save" (ver.1)

For the victims of the earthquake & tsunami.
March 11, 2011

"God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging. Selah."