The nine year old son of a dear family from our church while on vacation far from home came down with encephalitis. He is currently in ICU fighting for his life. Through the Facebook message of a family member and emails from church, the prayer chain got going. I know this family has faith and trust their brothers and sisters in Christ are lifting them up to the Lord in prayer. However, I am quite sure they experienced something different this Sunday.
A minister from church gave the cell phone numbers of mom, dad, and grandma and everyone at Sunday morning service texted encouragement to them, right then and there. What must that have felt like? What overwhelming comfort! Our minister came up and shared at the end of service that grandma said we made the little boy smile. If only we could see all of the angels, all of the brothers and sisters in Christ praying for us and our times of sorrow, God's own arms around us. With faith's eye, we can. And as brothers and sisters to those who struggle, we can make it real with our presence and by reaching out. Go be His hands and feet today. ❤️
