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His Perfect Timing. In His time. It is designed.
An older woman sits with a cup of tea, looking back across the years. She thinks about the prayers she begged God to answer —…
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His Everlasting Arms Never Get Tired of Holding Us
A gentleman who spent his whole life as “the strong one” said with a wry laugh: “Chaplain, I used to hold everyone else up. Now…
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When You Can’t, God Can
An older woman sits with hands that used to do so much, now sometimes shaking when she tries to thread a needle. A friend asks…
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His Gentle Leading, Walking at Your Pace
An older woman walking slowly along a sunny corridor smiles at a younger staff member and says: “I don’t move as fast as I used…
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His Faithfulness in Trials
An older gentleman walking slowly along the garden path meets an old friend. When asked how he is getting through a hard season, he pauses,…
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His Peace in Waiting
An older woman sitting in a sunlit room with a cold cup of tea and a Bible in her lap. A younger friend asks how…
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His Light Shines Brightest In The Dark
A gentleman sitting by his half-drawn curtains said quietly: “Chaplain, some days feel darker than others.” He was simply telling the truth. I leaned forward…
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His Goodness Follows You
In our community service, we sang Goodness of God — “All my life You have been faithful, all my life You have been so, so…
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His Steadfastness. The One Thing That Has Not Moved
A long life is, among other things, a long history of change. Neighborhoods shift. Friends fade. Bodies slow. But there is one quiet, settled truth…
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His Faithful Love Has Not Given Up on Me
An older woman looked at me with tired but clear eyes and said: “Pastor Noel, do you know what God’s faithful love means to me?…
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His Watchfulness. God never sleeps — so you can.
: Imagine an older woman lying awake one night — body tired, mind busy. Then she whispers softly to herself: “God is awake for both…
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