Our Prayer is God would be glorified...

Bless the Lord

"Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness
and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things;
so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's....Bless the LORD, O my soul."
Psalm 103:1

If you have a Bible, you can find these verses in Psalms 103 verses 1 through 5 and the last part of verse 22. Our comfort, our strength, our peace, our grace, our trust, our hope, our love, our words...we have found in the pages of this Holy Book. The love that let Jeff risk his life to protect Cindy and Samuel by throwing them to the ground and using his body as a shield...that love came from what Jeff found in this Book. The hope that has sustained Jeff and Cindy and their extended families during this tiring and emotionally exhausting ordeal...they found in this Book. The strength and grace we have chronicled that Rees and Frankie and other family members have walked in...they found in this Book. The trust that God is still on His Throne and our willingness to surrender total control of this situation to His Perfect Will...that trust we learned as we read of His Faithfulness in this Book. The miracles you have heard about and the ones that are to come...they are happening because what is found in this Book. The sadness and helplessness many of you have felt during this time...there is help and comfort in this Book.

It is not only What but Who we have found in this Book. Jesus Christ is Who each of us have found in this Book. It is our knowing in our heads and believing in our hearts that God sent His only Son Jesus Christ into the world because He loved you and me. It is knowing and believing that Jesus willingly came because He loved you and me. Jesus lived a perfect life here on earth. Then He died on the cross. Did you know He did that because He loved you and me? He did. You see, "all of us have sinned, done things wrong, and come short of the glory of God." No sin can enter Heaven. What that means is just one sin, one little sin, is enough to keep us from spending an eternity in Heaven.

Friends, God loves us. He loved us so much that He sent His Son Jesus to earth to live a perfect life, to die on the cross, to be raised again from the dead in three days so that our sin payment could be made in full. Jesus paid the price for you and I. Jesus loves you and I so much that He gave His Life so we could have eternal life with Him in Heaven. This Book tells us that He did this as a free gift to any and all who will ask for it. It doesn't matter how good or how bad you are. The Bible says in Romans 10:13 that "Whosever shall call upon the Name of the Lord shall be saved." Whosever means you. Whosever means me.

Jesus Christ is Who we found in this Book. His Salvation is What we found in this Book. All we had to do is ask. We simply asked Jesus to come into our hearts, to forgive us of our sins, and to allow us to receive His Gift of Salvation. If you have never done that, we invite you to talk with Jesus about it today. We can not imagine having walked the roads of this tragic situation without the Presence of God in our hearts.

Our prayer is each of you will find the same "Who" that we have in the pages of this book - Jesus Christ. Our prayer is each of you will claim the "What" we have found in the pages of this Book - His Salvation. John is a really good book of the Bible to begin with if you have never read the Bible before. John will tell you of this incredible Jesus that we know as our Lord and Savior. We do not know many of you who will read this, but we pray we will meet you one day in Heaven. We want to see you there and be able to thank you for your love and support during this time. We pray for all of you that you have been drawn a little closer to God...for He does love you...