"Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you."
I Peter 5:7


What a priceles treasure contained in those simple words. In the time that I have spent with Him in the past few weeks, it is this thought that has been like a healing balm to my spirit. I thought I needed answers. He knew that I needed healing.

There are so many others in our little community of bloggers who need a special touch from a loving Father. I hesitate to name them all, fearing I will leave someone out. I simply pray that the words I read in my little devotional this morning will minister to each of them as they did me.

I have a tiny little devotional book called "Morning and Evening" by C.H. Spurgeon. It is a very old book, held together with tape. I have seen it published recently (it is one of those books that is a perennial favorite), but I love this worn little book that I found in a used book store. It is written in the original old English.

"It is a happy way of soothing sorrow when I can feel - 'He careth for me'. Christian! do not dishonour your religion by always wearing a brow of care; come, cast your burden upon your Lord. You are staggering beneath a weight which your Father would not feel. What seems to you a crushing burden, would be to Him but as the small dust of the balance. Nothing is so sweet as to-

'Lie passive in God's hands,
And know no will but His.'

O child of suffering, be thou patient; God has not passed thee over in His providence! He who is the feeder of sparrows, will also furnish you with what you need. Sit not down in dspair; hope on, hope ever. Take up the arms of faith against a host of troubles, and your opposition shall yet end your distresses. There is One who careth for you. His eye is fixed on you, His heart beats with pity for your woe, and His hand omnipotent shall yet bring you the needed help. The darkest cloud shall scatter itself in showers of mercy. The blackest gloom shall give place to the morning. If thou art one of God's family He will bind up thy wounds, and heal thy broken heart. Doubt not His grace because of thy tribulation, but believe that He loveth thee as much in seasons of trouble as in times of happiness. What a serene and quiet life might you lead if you would leave providing to the God of providence!... If God cares for you, why need you care too? Can you trust Him for your soul, and not for your body? He has never refused to bear your burdens, He has never fainted under their weight. Come, then, soul! have done with fretful care, and leave all thy concerns in the hand of thy gracious God.

I hope these words minister to someone. I am always a bit hesitant to share something that I find so meaningful for fear it won't speak to anyone else in the same way - or that it will somehow minimize someone else's struggle. We are walking through the most difficult time in our lives, and I felt such a sense of God's amazing love as I read this. It is in that spirit that I share it with you.

May His richest blessings be yours.