For the mountains may depart and the
hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my
covenant of peace shall not be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on
you.
Isaiah 54:10
Sometimes
life throws us curves and it feels like everything is changing. I felt that way
when I came to live at Artman. My house, most of my possessions, my friends, my
health and independence – all of it was changing. It seemed like all my mountains
and hills of “normal” life had moved – just like this passage says. Life as I
knew it would never be the same. I was tempted to panic – even despair. I felt
completely out of place, with no control over what was happening to me.
This verse from
Isaiah reminds me that God understands what I feel and what I need most. In the
midst of all the changes, God promises that His love will never go away. It is not
something of this world which can change in the blink on an eye. Even more, God
promises me peace in the midst of turmoil because He has compassion on me. That
means that God understands my needs and emotions. Just knowing that promise, God
brings me peace. As time goes on, I not only know this promise in my mind, but I
have learned to trust God in a new way—in a deeply personal way.
Heavenly Father, help us to trust you
in all things. Amen.
Written by an
Artman resident with the assistance of The Rev. Linda N Hatcher, Chaplain at
Artman.
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