thoughts on the news of the day: yana

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            When I lived in Austin, TX, while I was going to seminary, I belonged to a women’s spiritual support group called YANA.  It was an acronym for the words: You Are Not Alone.  And that is my message for today.

            Many people that are crossing my path lately seem to be feeling so alone and so afraid.  There are cancer patients: some at death’s door, some hopeful of complete remission.   There are divorces to deal with and money problems. There are all sorts of other health problems.  There are those who have lost loved ones: husbands, wives, children.

            And in all of these situations, we can’t help but feel that we are in it all alone.  But we aren’t.  God is with us.  God is, was and evermore shall be with us in our trials and in our suffering, in our longing and despair, in our faith and in our hope.

            We mustn’t run away from life.  It is there every day for the taking.  Embrace it; hold it; cherish it and live it.  Follow your heart; follow your dreams.  And if you don’t have any dreams, make some.   Believe that things can change; for whether we like it or not, change is inevitable, so we might as well plan for it and embrace it.

            But we are not alone in the change.  God is with us, and all is well. Believe this, and if you can’t believe it, believe that I believe.

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