Trusting God brings comfort, resolves conflict

One night I woke up shortly after falling asleep. My dear wife had passed on recently, and I was feeling like a lost puppy. I turned on the light and began rereading that week’s Bible Lesson from the Christian Science Quarterly, which I found very helpful. 

Earlier, I had finished reading They Trusted God: Bible Stories Retold by Aylesa Forsee. I sensed that God was saying, “Trust Me as the Old Testament prophets did. You are never alone. My ever-present love fills every nook and cranny. ‘Draw nigh to [Me], and [I] will draw nigh to you’ (James 4:8). All will be well. I will give you purpose and direction. You can’t be lost. I am wrapping you in My love.”

I began regularly praying with verses from a hymn in the Christian Science Hymnal:

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June 13, 2022
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