--Present Help in Time of Trouble~~
--Psalm 91

--"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." ( Matthew 11:28)~~ Jesus +
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-AS I prepared myself to write this, I thought about the Scriptures, and I realize that despite the heavy burdens of incarceration, divorce, and loss of loved ones, I can rest in Christ. I know how blessed I am regardless of my present situation.

I have five brothers, all of them born healthy and without any physical illness. I have five daughters who were also born healthy. And now my daughters, by God's grace, have blessed me with seven healthy grandchildren. My youngest daughter became pregnant with my eighth grandchild, and I was over-joyed about it because I just had a feeling that this baby was going to be something special. It seemed to be something I could feel in my heart.

Constantly, I praised God about this little one, even wanting to name him Jedidiah, meaning "love of God." However, six months into my daughter's pregnancy, the baby died. I wept bitterly. Yet in no way did I question God. He is indeed sovereign over the affairs of His Creation; all we have to do is rest in and trust in the Lord. "Does not the God of all the earth do right?"
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---Written by: Norman Gonzalez
-Serving 14 years in Danville Center
--Serving time for drug possession. ~~