God's Right Here
 

"God's Right Here"

Read Psalm 46:1-7

Because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts.
-Galatians 4:6 (NRSV)

MY younger brother, Alan, had Down syndrome and died four months short of his 50th birthday. He was terrified of thunderstorms. Our mom taught Alan that when a storm approached, he should put his hand over his heart and say, "God's right here." After Mom died, Alan stayed overnight with my family once a week. When a storm was near, Alan would come to us and say, "God's right here." Then he would calm down. Later, when the storm passed, he would come to us and say, "Alan's all right."

What a wonderful picture of faith Alan gave us! When the storms of life threaten, we can follow Alan's example and remember that "God's right here" - right here in our heart, every single day of our lives. And if we believe that as strongly as Alan did, we, too, will be able to say, "I'm all right," even in fearsome times.

Steve D. Davis (Georgia, USA)
Prayer
Heavenly Father, help us to remember that you are here with us and that we should have no fear. Help us to trust in you when the storms of life come our way. Amen.

Thought for the Day
Because "God's right here," we'll be "all right."

God is or He isn't! God doesn't go away, we do. Either we shut down or shut off, or erect barriers and blocks as to what He would have us do in today. We tend to forget that if you block the negative, you also block the positive. I firmly find that good and not so good can be found in all things, and we can learn from all of creation. We can accept it for what it is, and we have a choice as to whether we want to pick it up or detach from it.

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