God Hears Her

“For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made his light shine in our hearts’” (2 Corinthians 4:6).

Most days, and especially on stressful ones, I try to take a few minutes to leave our apartment for a walk or run around the small pond that’s part of our apartment complex’s landscaping. It doesn’t take long; the pond is less than a minute’s walk from our apartment, and since the distance around the pond is just under half a mile, it also doesn’t take long to walk around. So no matter how busy my day is, when I need a break, I know I can take the time.

When my now six-foot-two son was growing up, he experienced what the doctor called “growing pains.” During multiple appointments, the medical staff couldn’t prove that growing hurts and/or find physical concerns to explain the aching. However, my son’s leg pain was real. We did what we could to bring him relief but, sometimes, all we could do was comfort and encourage him while he . . . grew.