Putting things into perspective

Today, I went from having a spiritual high to having a spiritual crisis. My brother told me he was getting separated and probably a divorce. One of my students at the Gathering told me his mother had a heart attack and will have to have open heart surgery. Another witness an elderly woman die last night. A student also called me to tell me that her mother was seriously ill and had no one really to talk to.

Wow, where am I? I prop myself up and act as some spiritual leader and yet I offer no real answers on my own power. Reality--God alone is the answer. I sit in my nice ranch home, driving my nice truck, hanging out with my healthy children. I go to a church with over a million in the building fund. I teach students who have all the ipods computers and whatever they want. Yet, the reality is there is pain, suffering and misery. What really is the answer?

I offer the only answer I know--Jesus heals! He does not necessarily give millions of dollars or heal all of the illnesses. All he cares about is salvation....not in death but in this life.

Who is your Jesus? I know my Jesus is that guy who welcomes the sick, those in despair, and the struggling and gives them a foundation to rest on. God Bless.