Another Beautiful Day!
Yesterday we went to Gracies baptismal and after the ceremony we went over to Erik and Christine's for cake and other refreshments.
While visiting with grandma Marion, my first husbands stepmother, at the party, I realized I lost track of time...I have been telling people that grandma Gloria is 86 for years...it was like I was stuck in a time warp...not realizing that time continued to pass. I've been going through the motions but since I've been sick my time stood still. Grandma Gloria is 89 this year.
Last Friday I went over to visit grandma, I try to get over every week if I can. It was so sad seeing grandma Gloria...see is losing so much weight...
Where did all those years go???? I've been taking care of grandma Gloria for so long I lost track of time. :-( its been 21 years since Gloria's son, Greg died. I've been caring for her for that long...
I had another flare last night and I was still sore and swollen this morning. :-(
This week I have my next Dr appointment, Tuesday April 28th. I will have to see if there will be any changes to my current arsenal of medication. I'm not really sure I'm ready to start the IV infusion. If the infusion didn't work, there isn't anything else except for my healing :-) I continue to have flares two, three, sometimes four times a week. :-( I wonder what this inflammation is doing to my body.
I was walking around the mall this afternoon and I get winded easily. I will continue to appreciate all I can do...
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Today's Bible Study
Doubting Thomas
By Charles Stanley
Bible Study: John 20:25-29
Thomas is an everyman. He hadn’t yet seen the resurrected Jesus, though he’d heard, as you and I have heard, that Jesus had risen from the dead. Angry, hurt, and confused, he resisted believing the bewildering accounts of resurrection—accounts that came from trusted friends he had lived with for three years.
Thomas was no stranger to resurrection. With his own eyes, he’d seen Jesus raise Lazarus from the dead—and he had believed. But he had also personally seen Jesus crucified, and that’s when his dream of the kingdom died. Crucifixion seemed more powerful than resurrection, more final. Faith crumbled; hope was crushed.
Then Jesus appeared alive, and gently said, “Peace be with you,” offering Thomas all the proof he needed. The proof he personally needed. Resurrection, it turns out, was more permanent than death.
Face it: Believing in resurrection isn’t easy no matter how many people tell you it happened. Jesus still has to bring us to belief, to give our hearts and minds and souls peace in faith. Without appearing physically to us, He gives us what we need in order to believe—what we ourselves need. And as He did with Thomas, Jesus seeks us out.
REFLECTION QUESTIONS
1. Think back to the first time you were told that Jesus had risen from the dead. What was your reaction? Did you find that information easy to believe or terribly difficult? Why?
2. Thomas had seen miracles; he’d witnessed many demonstrations of Jesus’ supernatural power. Yet the crucifixion shook his faith badly. Has anything ever shaken your faith to the core, even though you may previously have seen numerous works of God? What can you learn from Thomas’s experience?
3. In order to believe, Thomas needed something tangible—something special for him. The vast majority of Christians have never seen the resurrected Jesus, yet God gives us what we each need in order to believe. What did (or do) you need for faith to become real? How has Jesus revealed Himself to you? How do you still need Him to do so?
Looking forward to another great day....
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