Life is busy. It is amazing how quickly and how easy it is to get self-absorbed in my own life. I received a call from a friend yesterday. I hadn't talked to her in about three months. I was so glad to hear from her and immediately started telling her all about my crazy life. Finally, there was a bit of a lull in the conversation, and I hear her say, "Did you hear our news?" "No," I said, "I knew that you bought a new house...."
"Gabriella has cancer," she whispered. I thought my heart stopped. Gabriella is their 8 month old little girl, the youngest of three girls. She is beautiful, and vibrant. She had cancer in her eye. Her eye was removed, and a large tumor behind her eye was removed as well. She is doing well now, but the last three months for my sweet friend had been overwhelming, scary and life-altering. God's mighty hand works in the lives of the unbelieving, as well as the believing.
I was disgusted with myself. There are people out there that are hurting, and I have the best news of all. I can tell them about a peace that passeth all understanding. I can tell them about a love that will survive any trial. And, I am sitting here, becoming anxious over a perishable (obviously) thing, our condo.
"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
