Yours are the eyes through which to look out Christ's compassion to the world.
Yours are the feet with which he is to go about doing good;
Yours are the hands with which he is to bless men now.-St. Teresa of Avila
We have told our children several times that Jesus is everywhere and always with us; we just can't see him. We were wrong. We can see him. In these past few days, we HAVE seen him more clearly than ever. Many times.
We have seen him in the hands folded in prayer, arms wrapped around us, help in doing the chores at both farms so that we could be with our family, feet carrying meal upon meal, phone calls, email messages, cards, caregivers for our children, the gift of an open house next door for us to stay in (the owners even took it off the market for 10 days to make room for our families), pillows and blankets pouring out of the neighbors' homes for us to use in that house, heartfelt shared tears, and the list of kindness goes on and on and on.
David and I used to not know what to do when others were going through similar situations. We wanted to help, but we didn't want to be in the way. Now, through the kindness of others, we know what we can do to bring Jesus' love to others.
Thank you, thank you, thank you all a million times for being the hands and feet of Jesus on earth for us.
I have been saying etra prayers for your family. God has a great plan for us all, sometimes it is just hard to understand. Know that he loves you. I hope you find comfort in God's love and know he is taking good care of your nephew in Heaven!
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