成人快手

Good morning. Some people have a gift for finding a purpose in situations of disappointment鈥�.I tend to get frustrated when things go wrong, but I was inspired recently by the grace of a parishioner who showed me a much聽 better way to deal with life鈥檚 setbacks.

During the recent snowy weather, I鈥檇 heard that Shirley was poorly so I called at her house to see her. She told me about her chronic heart-condition. She also had a problem with her leg that she was struggling to manage at home. Shirley wasn鈥檛 scared of dying but the one thing she dreaded was going into hospital. It was a difficult situation because it was obvious that Shirley would have to face her fear.

She eventually consented to be admitted and I visited her a few days later still wondering whether I鈥檇 been right to urge her to go there. I was worried she鈥檇 be unhappy or that her health might have deteriorated. But I found her wreathed in smiles and grateful for her treatment. She said, 鈥淚鈥檓 so glad to be here, God has a job for me in this place鈥�. She told me how she鈥檇 noticed another woman on her ward who was desperately ill and how her relatives had been upset when they鈥檇 come to visit. Shirley didn鈥檛 know if they had a religious faith themselves and didn鈥檛 want to impose her beliefs upon them, but she鈥檇 quietly remembered them in her prayers.

I was touched by her generosity of spirit and by the fact that even in her personal difficulty she鈥檇 reached out seeking to help others.

God of purpose, thank you that you speak to us through the joys and even the sorrows of our lives. Help us in times of disappointment to see beyond our own fear. Enable us to notice the things that we can do, rather than to dwell on the things we dread. And thank you for those who show us the delight that comes from serving others. Amen.