September 30, 2022

“Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you.
I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.”  (Isaiah 46:4)

Incredible testimony from the late, great Kobe Bryant when interviewed after a difficult experience in his life.  He simply said, “God is great.”  The interviewer asked, "Did you know that? The way you know it now after that incident?”

 Kobe responded, “You could know it all you want until you got to pick up that cross that you can’t carry and then He picks up it up for you and carries you and the cross – then you know.”

Wow! There just is no cooler cat than Kobe and yet even he needed to be carried by God.  RIP, dear Kobe.

“O merciful Father, you have taught us in your holy Word that you do not willingly afflict or grieve us: Look with pity upon our sorrows. Remember us, O Lord, in mercy, nourish us with patience, comfort us with a sense of your goodness, lift up your countenance upon us, and give us peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” (For a Person in Trouble or Bereavement- BCP)