God's deep love

Thanks for praying. While my ankle is still quite sore and swollen, my foot is back to normal and my temperature is gone. I still have no idea what could have caused the problem. Several have suggested a spider bite while working in the yard?

I have been appreciating God's deep love during this new aloneness. I miss Carol more than I could imagine, but at the same time I am experiencing a new closeness to the Lord and sensing a greater awareness of His Holy Spirit. Your prayers are being answered!

Psalm 107 (The Message version) seems to describe my life during the weeks since Carol's passing:

"Some of you set sail in big ships:
you put to sea to do business in faraway ports.
Out at sea you saw GOD in action,
saw his breathtaking ways with the ocean:
With a word he called up the wind --
an ocean storm, towering waves!
You shot high in the sky, then the bottom dropped out:
your hearts were stuck in your throats.
You were spun like a top, you reeled like a drunk,
you didn't know which end was up.
Then you called out to GOD in your desperate condition:
he got you out in the nick of time.
He quieted the wind down to a whisper,
put a muzzle on all the big waves.
And you were so glad when the storm died down,
and he led you safely back to harbor.
So thank GOD for his marvelous love,
for his miracle mercy to the children he loves.
Lift high you praises when the people assemble,
shout Hallelujah when the elders meet!" (vs. 23-32)

"Good people see this and are glad:
bad people are speechless, stopped in their tracks.
If you are really wise, you'll think this over --
it's time you appreciated GOD's love." (vs. 42-43)

My love to you all,

Chuck