After removing myself from media--Facebook, YouTube, blogs, etc.--for two years, I have started reconnecting with all my friends and favorite writers and video makers. In two years, my life has changed, but I had a misconceived idea that others would continue on as they always did. Oh have I been wrong! Last week I found out a girl I had conversed with many, many times, passed away. In the time I was away, her mitochondrial disease spread to her lungs, and ultimately ended her life. This week, I discovered my favorite blog writer has entered hospice care due to a failing immune system. Another dear woman who was a vocal activist also has passed away.
I am becoming very discouraged and want to pull away from the chronic illness community. My heart is broken in many pieces; my strength is dried up. How can I continue on, facing so much grief and sorrow? Like a warm gentle breeze, a verse from the book of Isaiah (chapter 40 verse 31) drifts through my mind, "but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." What a wonderful reminder to know the Lord is my strength. Through Him, I must carry on; through Him, I pray I can be of comfort and encouragement to all those who are of a broken heart. Although I too shall perish from this world, may you be able to find your hope and strength in the Lord Jesus.
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