My Times are in God's Hand

Psalm 31

14 But I trust in you, O Lord;
I say, "You are my God."

15 My times are in your hand;
 

I am en route to Tucson to sit by the side of my sister Amy in the hospital. I have an open-ended ticket so I can stay as long as I will be of use to her. Right now, she is alone with her pancreatitis. She can not eat or drink, likely for several days, and when the pain killers don't arrive on time, in great pain. So my job is to sit there and bark at nurses if they are late with the drugs, and to read to her, make her smile during her wakeful times, and let her know she is loved and not alone. I will also be watching her grandchildren in the mornings -- a two year old and a new baby. It has been 35 years since I have done such duty. I hope it is like riding a bicycle, and it all comes back to me.

Poor Amy had several serious bouts of this before, but a couple of years ago, a stent was put in her pancreas and the problems seemed solved. We hope the doctors will come up with a new plan of action, and if they don't, pray God will.

As I boarded the plane, we were told it was a jam-packed flight. I settled in my seat, and noticed that every seat on the plane was almost taken, people still boarding. A lady in the aisle seat in front of me asked if I would change seats with her so she could sit with her friend. I hesitated, since I had a row with only two seats, and she was in a row with three. But my better nature took over and I said sure. When every passenger had boarded, only one seat on the entire plane was empty… the one next to me.

I happily spread out and opened my Bible app on my wonderful new Surface Pro. The verse it opened to  was the one in Psalm, that I began this blog post with.

You are my God. My times are in your hand.

A comfort and promise.

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Psalm 31

23 Love the Lord, all you his saints!
The Lord preserves the faithful
but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride.
24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage,
all you who wait for the Lord!

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