The Sunday before Ash Wednesday, Rev. Angie proposed “That we see God’s hand in everything, the planned events in our lives as well as the unplanned events. We couldn’t just put holiness in a neat little box. We were challenged to find God in every experience.”

It’s been so difficult for me to find God, while I’m watching my friend, Jimmy, who may be dying soon. There have been days where he has phoned me 6 times. I know God has had a hand in helping me answer the phone and listen. No matter what I’m doing, I try to understand how important it is for me to just listen. God knows, how much I’ve been praying to listen more and talk less. (Wow! Giving up chocolate for lent was easier than this!)

I want to try and give hope to Jimmy. I believe there is always hope in any situation, it’s just sometimes hard to find. It’s difficult for me to tell him the medical facts without destroying hope for him.

Pray I listen more, offer hope to Jimmy, and grasp that God is always available for both of us.

Praise be God!

-a Beloved