I went for a walk with a friend today who shared some of the recent medical struggles her husband is having. He has been suffering from a traumatic brain injury for years. His decline is slow and painful for him to experience and for her to watch. They are both very faithful Christians. As we were talking and she was getting teary, she said that she knows God uses everything for His good. And His good and our good don’t always look the same. We also talked about how there is redemption in suffering that we don’t even know about. It isn’t something we can see or measure. I felt her pain as she said she knows the things God promises, but in the midst of suffering, it is hard to keep them in the front of her mind. I completely understood what she meant. Being on the other side of my parents’ death, while I still don’t understand the reason for everything that happened, it is easier to look back and see God’s presence then and now. I am glad to be able to listen to her with empathy and compassion.

I Found God today in a faithful friend.