Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Today's Thought: Jesus is the only solution to the loneliness and brokenness of man.
Ruth Graham, daughter of evangelist Billy Graham, recalled her bouts against loneliness, depression and the feeling of broken heart in the book In Every Pew Sits a Broken Heart. It was an honest reflection on what had happened to her life, the sense of being lost in the fast flow of life having been married young, divorced, becoming a grandmother as her teenage daughter got pregnant, and all.
While we desire to become a blessing to others who are lonely, we should remember that we can't be with them all the time. We can't even fully realize the pain they are going through. We will never be enough to fill the large vacuum of pain in their hearts. More than that, we also have our pain within us that makes us reserved in feeling theirs. Only God can meet their needs during these lonely days.
One day Dr. G. Campbell Morgan visited an old woman who lived alone. Before he left, he read: I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Dr. Morgan commented that it was a great promise. But the old lady said: No, it is not a promise. It's reality.
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