From the desk of pastor Ben

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
                        (Proverbs 3:5) NIV
I was getting up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. I tripped over the dog laying on the floor. I hurt my shoulder to the point of not being able to raise my arm. The doctor wanted me to get an x-ray to see if anything was broken. I felt fine; I just couldn’t raise my arm. The x-ray showed no sign of anything broken, but my doctor said something could be torn, so she suggested some physical therapy to gain range-of-motion strength. When I walked into the rehab room — filled with people on crutches and walkers — I was convinced: Lord, I don’t belong here! But the therapist ordered stretching exercises and I reluctantly got started.
I hurried through my exercises and left. I really didn’t belong there. I felt just fine! As I left, I ran into a lady who was also there for shoulder rehab but she mentioned her recent bout with breast cancer, so I promised to pray for her. The next time at rehab, I sat next to a guy who was recovering from knee replacement. I promised to pray fro him, too. Next time, I did my exercises beside a woman whose friend was in hospice. I promised to pray for her friend and for her. Next time, the attendant working with me on my exercises kept wiping her eyes. I asked whether her allergies were bothering her, but she said, “No, today is the one-year anniversary of my son’s death. I should be over it by now.” I assured her that when grieving the loss of a child, a year was really no time at all. I promised to pray for her.
Thank you, Jesus. Maybe I did belong here after all.

Faith Step:     Trust Jesus to place you right where you need to be.