aRise, Shine ...

A month and a half ago I was given a prayer request wrapped up in fragile faith by a dear friend in a land far away. It was for a family that was in a serious three car accident which had taken a life. Shaun, the father, had an eye injury, face injuries, and head injuries. Amy, the mother, was in the balance of earthly life and eternal life. Joshua, the son, came through without injury.

A darkness hovered over this family's journey. A son whose father is healing and a mother who is fighting for her life did not escape without a bit of emotional injury. A father who may have been driving feeling guilty that he only has injuries that will heal but he could not protect his wife. A mother fighting to live. A darkness thick and misty covers our eyes and we see not. Turbulant storms of why did this happen...

Arise and behold...
The dark room where she lays attached to life saving machines has a faint glow. It is not coming from the light over her bed. Lean closer ... see! This light is coming from her! Draw near ... what do you feel? It is a peace .... 'Arise, Shine Amy, for your Light has come and the Glory of the Lord rises upon you.' Dear Lord, you created Amy. She is a wife and a mother. You created the dreams and the purpose that are tucked inside her heart. I ask for life ... earthly life ... abundant life full and well ... more time to spend here with her husband and child. It is peaceful to know eternal life burns in her soul. May all those that draw near to her even now come away having experienced Your Presence here.

Arise and behold...
He comes and visits her room. His head is bandaged and he takes his wife's hand and looks at her with his one eye. You can see his shoulders tremble. Yet look closer ... A light is coming from him. He is praying and wrestling with his emotions with God. 'Arise, Shine Shaun, for your Light has come and the Glory of the Lord rises upon you.' Dear Lord, you created Shaun. I ask for healing of his eye, his face, and his head. I ask for healing of his heart. He will need lots of strength and You are the Storehouse and Strong Tower. May he reflect Your Light. May all those that come near him experience Your Power and Strength.

Arise and behold...
He is the son a bit timid to see his parents this way. This is his darkness too. Uncertain times lie ahead. His little world is shattered and broken. Look ... see... 'Arise, Shine Joshua, for your Light has come and the Glory of the Lord rises upon you.' Dear Lord, I do not know the ages here. I feel Joshua might be a child or maybe he is a teenager. If he is yours the younger they are the more they have a huge sence of belief. May he be the teacher in faith and belief. I ask for special endurance for him to carry on with his studies. You are a Father. You know how a young child trembles and wants to feel safe. Your Ever-Lasting Arms hold him close. What a perfect picture of peace!

Lord, praying for someone I don't even know has given me fellowship with believers that I will one day meet on that beautiful shore. I 'see' my prayers through Your Word. I might not ever know here on earth what has happened yet this has given me a depth in my prayers.

May the scales fall from the eyes of my dear friend... may he feel the Your Mighty Hand at work here... ... I see the Light and I want others to experience it here..... unseen mysteries are at work ... thank you
~always your little lamb

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"Arise, Shine, for your Light has come & the Glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth & thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you & His Glory appears over you."
isa 60:1-2