Frailty

Lately I've been reading a lot of blogs and prayer sites done by other families whose children are sick or disabled. Besides being heartbreaking to read their struggles, it is a reminder of the frailty of our human existence. Despite thousands of years of research and advancements, there is still so much sickness and hurting. Now I am absolutely grateful for the advancement that have been made (without which Wes never would have survived) and I am hopeful for future advancements which will help him develop and progress, but ultimately we can only do so much. No matter how technologically or medically advanced we become, bad, heartbreaking things will still happen (to good people and bad people alike).

Moments like this make me so grateful for the hope of an eternity in Heaven. I can't imagine facing the difficulties and despair of sickness and disabilities and hurting with no hope of it ending. It seems that here on Earth it is never ending. When one person gets better, another gets sick or a war breaks out or a natural disaster hits. That, in itself, is such a bleak and hopeless future. What a blessing that our frailty here on Earth is not the end of the story.

 

 

There are, of course, some beautiful, wonderful moments here and now, like the infectious laughter of a small child, which remind me of our reasons to be hopeful.