A Writing to Encourage Some Friends

This week has been a particularly difficult week for some close friends. A young man that works with me in our company lost his close friend to a gun accident (only 19 years old) and another good friend of the family is battling fiercely with cancer. I wish I had easy answers for the storms that life delivers, but I don't. What I do have, however is a deep hope in the everlasting love of God, who sees us and knows each of our battles. Would you join me this week in praying for these people.

I wrote the following script tonight in hopes that it would bring encouragement in the face of discouraging news and situations.

Before Your Presence

Comes to us our battles long

We give our lives to you in song

The path ahead may seem unclear

But by your Hand, you calm our fear

We strive to make the best come true

With all the things we work to do

Yet the clouds grow dark to rain

We bend our knees and spill our pain

Lord we pray our sickness heal

To Your mighty power appeal

That by your hand, you may restore

Our health, and hope, and more

When our upward cries by You’ve been heard

Your Promise kept springs from the Word

Your Spirit in our hearts does flow

Your Peace comes in and lets us know

Your Hand is on us all through the night

The Eye of God sees our plight

Your plans for us they never fail

And through the dark, we shall prevail

So give us now, since our prayers are heard

The very courage from your Word

To stay the course through our night

And to daily fight the fight

For when all times have come and gone

And you have brought us to your throne

We will see with clearer eye

The When, the How, the Why

Of the battles we did face

Ever needing your deep Grace

And the treasures that shall last

Before your majesty be cast

So thank you Lord for the battle here

One day you shall make clear

The Things you built inside our heart

Are of a value that shall never part

--
His Servant,

Jeff Dyk
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