I’ve already talked some about a lady at the Hope house named Cynthia. She
really defines the word precious. On Monday I went in to visit her. We just sat
with her for a little while and decided to share some verses with her. I had
felt I was supposed to share a verse with her last week but I didn’t get a
chance to. One of my teammates shared the verse Romans 8:28 with her.
“And we know that in all things
God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to
his purpose.”
The verse I had felt I needed to share with her last week related to this
and so I decided it would be a good idea to still share it.
1 John 4:7-12
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God.
Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love
does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among
us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as
an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also
ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one
another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.”
of love from God- sacrificing his only son for our sins. After I shared this
Cynthia started crying and explaining how on Easter her sides were hurting so
badly. She couldn’t move her arms out past her side, then she thought about
Christ and his crucifiction. Immediately after she focused her thoughts on God
there was no longer any pain. She was suddenly able to stretch out her arms and
there was no pain. Cynthia has one of the most beautiful hearts and so much
joy. She has so much hope and trust in God- just listening to her talk has
taught me so much. She always shares how she’s grateful for the little things.
Afterwards we sang a song with her that says “You are faithful Oh Lord-
every day- every hour- You are faithful Lord, to me”. If people weren’t
already in tears they were by the end of the song. Cynthia has been teaching me
to find God in the little things and give him praise for them.
