Rooted - Day Eighteen
June 18, 2022
Rooted
As the sun slowly sets
on Day Eighteen -
Three small words have spent the day rolling around inside my heart - like marbles crashing against the side of a plastic cup…
“IT IS WELL”
As the primary caregiver for someone in hospice - situations seem to shift in a moment and we find ourselves at extreme ends of the spectrum within a relatively short amount of time…
IT IS WELL
Saturday is my usual day off from caregiving. I switch with my brother, his dear wife, and kids…
And while my time away from caregiving is beautiful and refreshing - I find myself having odd moments of panic…
Today, as I crouched down in the garden weeding - the first wave of panic hit…
And the first round of the words
began rolling in…
“IT IS WELL”
They began softly -
like a gentle whisper
of promise…
to be still…
And as I moved along the garden row… I felt confused.
“It is well?”
“IT IS WELL.”
And even while peace instantly returned -
I felt myself leaping forward with questions??
“Well?
What does ‘well’ mean?
How does ‘well’ look?
How long does ‘well’ last?”
… and the peace fizzled
And the three simple words
just swirled
‘round and ‘round
at the bottom of the cup -
at the bottom of my gut.
TRUST
It’s the only way…
And while it FEELS
as though I’m walking
blindly in the dark -
I AM NOT
I know this God
who spoke these words…
It’s the same GOD who encompasses -
I AM
The God whose character is:
Omniscient
Omnipresent
Unconditional
Overflowing
Overwhelming
Eternal and
HOLY
The God who created
the heavens and the earth
the seas and oceans
the sun, moon, and stars
all living creatures
and man in HIS OWN IMAGE…
And said:
“IT IS GOOD.”
THIS is the God who’s been whispering loudly all day
as panic rolls in
and then out…
IT IS WELL
And so while -
fear comes and goes…
peace ebbs and flows…
panic threatens to overwhelm…
I continue…
stepping into
IT IS WELL…
It is a becoming…
maturing…
completing…
humbling…
sanctifying…
I AM - GRACE
And it is well
within me…
Rooted in Him
The Cross of Christ my guide
🔆🔆🔆
