Well, it has been an eventful weekend. Hannah was sick Friday night. She vomited well into the night. It was her first bout with the flu so she was kind of scared. She came through very well, though, and is doing fine. Then Bekah caught the bug on Saturday. She vomited a time or two, but not as bad as Hannah. Then, Saturday night, Benjamin caught the bug. He too was up until about 2am vomiting. It is quite impressive to see a toddler's whole body shake as he dry heaves. The poor guy didn't sleep too well.
Three down and one to go! The bug hit me on Sunday night at church. I could feel the churning in my stomach at about 7pm. However, I did not vomit until about 9:45pm. I think the worst part is when your body is beginning the process. I could feel a dull ache in my stomach, but I did not puke until about five minutes later. That five minutes was horrible. Thankfully, it only happened about five or six times that night. By about 2am I was finished vomiting. It was not what I consider fun. Then their is the achy and weak feeling. It still has not completely gone away.
While it was a rough weekend for our family, it was nothing compared to John Piper's weekend. You can read about it here. I cannot imagine the pain they are feeling. I often wonder what it would be like to endure such tragedy. Then I just thank the Lord that He has not seen fit to put me through such a thing.
My under-shepherd sent an email regarding Piper's tragedy. He also talked about the baptism we witnessed Sunday night. It was a testimony of a life transformed, a recounting of God's work from death to life. In Sharon's baptism we see the need for our Savior. In the death of Piper's granddaughter, we also see the need for our Savior.
While it may be difficult to understand, we can rest in the knowledge that God is righteous. Because God is righteous, all of His works are righteous. His righteous works declare the glory of His Name. What a glorious name it is. While we cannot know God's purpose in the death of a baby, we do know that He allowed it. Therefore, He must have a purpose in it. Knowing God is at work in every situation is comforting. It humbles me to think of the Pipers and this tragedy. It is encouraging to know that the Righteous God is at work in even the most incomprehensible of circumstances.
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When we think about God in control in all circumstances, we have to sit back and be humbled. One benefit of the internet is that we can hear about what God is doing all around the world and have an opportunity to be moved by stories, such as the Piper's.
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