Today is June 1, 2018. Today is the day that our youngest son was diagnosed with MS. I have been sad and felt deep sorrow. My soul did not “cry” when I was diagnosed with cancer. But, I now understand what it means to have your soul cry out to God.

God has blessed my husband and me with two wonderful sons. They aren’t perfect. But, they are good, kind and decent boys. They both have such good hearts. We didn’t know that we wanted kids when we first got married, but God knew. He knew if we looked into the faces of our children that we would better understand the sacrifice He made for us by sending His son to die for our sins. God knew that our children would be the source of our greatest joy and our deepest pain. God knew that we would be better servants for Him because of our children. He knew.

If I could take this burden from my son and bear it for him, I’d do it in a heartbeat. If I could make him well and whole and healthy, I would lay down my life for him.

And that is exactly what Jesus Christ did for all of us, His children. He bore our burden of sin to the cross and He died for us so we could be made whole.

My soul cries out to the Lord to give us strength and to ease our pain in this world. And at the same time, my soul rejoices in the Lord and His promises! Praise God for His mercy! Praise God for His grace! And praise God for His love!!!

Isaiah 65:14 (KJV) Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.

Psalms 34:17 (KJV) The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.