Loving the Sick

All of us have had opportunities to love and care for sick people in our lives. Most of us have said something well intentioned that ended up causing pain instead of comfort. So what can we say to those in the midst of pain?

Let’s start with what the sick want to hear. We all want to feel loved. We all want to feel thought of and cared for. Perhaps, most of all, we want to be encouraged. 

So how do we communicate our intentions?

The Glory Mist

Our life is a mist. This is the wisdom of Solomon. This potent little phrase reveals a deafening reality that our life is not as tenured as we thought it was. In comparison to the greatness of the universe and the length of the eternity, the whole of our lives is a small, brief appearance.

And yet, God chooses to enter into our timeline. He chooses to inject Himself into the mist of our lives. And so the picture is this, if we pay attention and look at the mist of our lives, we will see the glory of God in the mist.