There is Someone

Perhaps it’s just me, but this seems to be another one of those weeks when a host of folks in my extended circle of acquaintance are struggling with major issues, mostly in the area of health. This morning, one friend’s father underwent an operation for prostate cancer. Another friend’s dad was in the hospital to have a pace maker installed. One friend is struggling with marital issues. And to top it off, a relative who has been fighting pancreatic cancer just received the diagnosis yesterday that she is now in stage 4 and incurable. That makes it a pretty big week … and it makes my own problems seem pretty small. What do you tell people who are going through such things? What hope or wisdom can we offer them? Modern medicine is a wonderful thing, yet it has its limits. While we hope for cures and resolution on these overwhelming issues, there are deeper questions to be answered. When folks go through such things they often come face to face with the big questions about life … and afterlife. When you stand at the brink of eternity and gaze down into the chasm of its unknown depths, well that can be pretty disconcerting. I don’t have all the answers. However, there is comfort in knowing who does know those answers: God. If you disagree with me, then things can appear pretty bleak indeed. But for those who know Him, they have the hope of a valiant rescue from the darkness which lies beyond the brink of that eternal cliff. That selfsame God also offers comfort to those who are in distress and wisdom to those who would but ask for it. Do you know a person who is teetering on the brink of disaster, or are you perhaps even there yourself? God has the answers, God is the answer. He’s there, and He listens. Is the darkness closing in? The Lord can be a light in that darkness. Yes, there is someone who can help. Ask Him.

There is Someone
There is someone who pierces the darkness
When it seems to be closing in
Who honors the faith of a weary soul
Even when it is growing thin
There is someone who gives His strength
To the lonely and to the weak
Who promises that He shall be found
By all who earnestly seek
There is one who hears the faintest cry
Who feels the smallest tears
Who sees beyond the clouds of doubt
And comforts the deepest fears
There is someone who is a friend
One whose work is never done
He has the power to help and heal
His name is Jesus, God’s own Son
By Frank Carpenter ©