Title: Jesus Always
Author: Sarah Young
Genre: Spiritual
Non-Fiction
Publisher/Date: Thomas
Nelson/2016
Dates read: 1/1/17 - 12/31/17
ISBN: 978-0-7180-3950-9
This daily devotional, sub-titled Embracing JOY in His
Presence, kept me sane this past year.
Fraught with uncertainty, fear and emotional pain, I clung to the
passages that Sarah provided each day.
When our days were filled with what would, could or should my dear
husband expect from this painful cancer we were living with, I sought refuge in
this small, but powerful book. For
example, in the month of March, the gospel of John pointed me to “From the
fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another.” And when I look back now I realize the whole
year, not just March or July or even into 2018, we were so blessed with His
grace (and will be). In particular on
March 29, “Good things are better and bad things are more bearable when you
share them with Me.”
I loved the action words like “share” and supporting Bible verses
from July 23, “have no fear of bad news, for I am able to bring good out of
evil” (Psalm 112:7).
And now only a few days since John’s passing, I continue to
be blessed with each person that entered our lives and continues to come into
my life. I see Christ from their
God-given gifts and I am humbled by this experience, whether an on-line
comment, a letter, or card, or phone call, a text – you name it, it soothes my
soul, calms my heart and quiets my mind.
