There's a lot of pain in this life, but a lot of beauty, too. Golden anniversaries.
I'm walking through the valley of pain right now. Unexpected disappointments, so many of them, and varied!
But even through this valley, I can look back and see where God has provided- a little flower-my favorite, of course, a rose-here, a little mountain stream, waterfall there, sometimes the brief sighting of a big-horned sheep or coyote.
Looking back, you know that He has a firm hold on you. Even through the mist, the vail of pain, He is constant. And we know that Love never leaves, but it doesn't always give us what we want, only what we need. Therein lies the rift of pain, and also the endurance.
