The Timing of God

I never cease to be amazed at God's goodness and tender loving care. Six months ago today my friend and neighbor passed away from brain cancer. Even though the grief is subsiding, sometimes I still look out the window and expect to see her sweeping the porch or mowing the lawn. With each passing day, though, I become more accustomed to life without her. I know she's with the Lord and knows no sorrow and I'm comforted by that thought.

However, my grief is nothing compared to that of her husband of over 45 years. He still lives with it each and every day. Thankfully, he still gets up and lives, but it's far from easy.

If V. was still alive she would be celebrating her birthday tomorrow. I knew this weekend would be very difficult for her husband since it's both a holiday without her and a time he would ordinarily be celebrating another year of her life. I wanted to do something special for him to help him through this time, but what?

Today, in God's perfect timing, the answer came. I write a column for TEACH magazine and a few months ago I submitted an article about the life lessons I'd learned from V. Today the current issue of TEACH arrived in my mailbox and guess what article was published this time! I was able to share the article about V. with her husband at just the right moment when he needed a little boost.

Lord, only you could care so much that you would carefully orchestrate the arrival of this article when it was needed most. Once again, you've shown that you care about every little detail of our lives. Thank you for helping a grieving friend in his hour of need.