Two phone calls came early yesterday morning. One was very good news. A young male family member had achieved an incredible goal towards entering an elite unit of the military. The elimination process has been physically beyond belief. He now enters the final three months of training from which he could still be eliminated. Though I am a believer in diplomacy before fighting, I am so pleased for him---for the confidence he is gaining--- for the learning that with focus and comittment he can accomplish more than he dared dream.
The second phone call, however, was alarming. Another family member, a young woman, has been readmitted to an inpatient facility for her eating disorder and suicidal thoughts.. Her vital signs were frighteningly low. I fear this struggle will be life long. Her family suffers. She suffers.
Two phone calls. My husband used a baseball analogy. One was a fast ball that our young man hit out of the park. The other was a series of pitches that sank so fast, she couldn't hit them no matter what.
Then our morning meditation said this, "This one comforting thought constantly recurs: the faithfulness of God, enfolding us and drawing us near to him, never ends. There is not a moment...when that faithfulness can be interrupted." I am reminded it is the faithfulness of God that keeps me enfolded in his arms---not anything I do---it is his faithfulness. I pray, somehow, my family feels this. You, also.
Blessings-Penny
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