Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Reflection - Health and Frailties - God's Presence, Promise, and People

Source (book): "Growing Old Gracefully", Following Jesus to the End, PART IV: HEALTH AND FRAILTIES, Chapter 25, "Pain and Suffering", Question 2, Page 168.
By Robert M. Solomon, Bishop of the Methodist Church in Singapore from 2000 - 2012


Review the three bullet points: God's presence, promise, and people.
PHOTO: Review the three bullet points: God's presence, promise, and people. How do these help when one is facing growing pain and suffering?
As pain, disability, and suffering increase, it is possible to grow disheartened, and even doubt whether God sill cares for us. If and when this happens, it is important to recognise some truths, besides seeking medical help for our conditions:
  • We must remember how good God has been to us in the past, and that He will never leave nor forsake us (Deuteronomy 31:6; Hebrews 13:5). Remember His promise that He is working all things together for our good (Romans 8:28).
  • Remember that for the Christian, though the going may get more painful by the day, ultimately, there will be a quantum leap into a far better and more glorious day. Paul expressed it in these words: "I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us" (Romans 8:18). Such a view of the distant end (no more tears, suffering, and pain; Revelation 21:4) help us bear with present suffering.
  • We need community to help us. It has been said that a burden shared is a burden halved. Getting together with other ageing saints, who may all be hurting in some way, can be mutually encouraging. We spur one another to persevere and be resilient.

Think of how you and your church can help seniors in this situation.
Those in the larger community (as the one in the local church) can minister to seniors who may need help - praying with them, bringing them to clinics, running errands for them, and just talking to them.
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Review the three bullet points: God's presence, promise, and people. How do these help when one is facing growing pain and suffering? Think of how you and your church can help seniors in this situation.

Review the three bullet points: God's presence, promise, and people. How do these help when one is facing growing pain and suffering? [1]
As pain, disability, and suffering increase, it is possible to grow disheartened, and even doubt whether God sill cares for us. If and when this happens, it is important to recognise some truths, besides seeking medical help for our conditions:


As pain, disability, and suffering increase, it is possible to grow disheartened, and even doubt whether God sill cares for us.
PHOTO: As pain, disability, and suffering increase, it is possible to grow disheartened, and even doubt whether God sill cares for us. If and when this happens, it is important to recognise some truths, besides seeking medical help for our conditions:
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We must remember how good God has been to us in the past, and that He will never leave nor forsake us (Deuteronomy 31:6; Hebrews 13:5).
PHOTO: We must remember how good God has been to us in the past, and that He will never leave nor forsake us (Deuteronomy 31:6; Hebrews 13:5). Remember His promise that He is working all things together for our good (Romans 8:28).
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  • Remember that for the Christian, though the going may get more painful by the day, ultimately, there will be a quantum leap into a far better and more glorious day. Paul expressed it in these words: "I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us" (Romans 8:18). Such a view of the distant end (no more tears, suffering, and pain; Revelation 21:4) help us bear with present suffering.

Remember that for the Christian, though the going may get more painful by the day, ultimately, there will be a quantum leap into a far better and more glorious day.
PHOTO: Remember that for the Christian, though the going may get more painful by the day, ultimately, there will be a quantum leap into a far better and more glorious day. Such a view of the distant end (no more tears, suffering, and pain; Revelation 21:4) help us bear with present suffering.
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  • We need community to help us. It has been said that a burden shared is a burden halved. Getting together with other ageing saints, who may all be hurting in some way, can be mutually encouraging. We spur one another to persevere and be resilient.

We need community to help us. It has been said that a burden shared is a burden halved.
PHOTO: We need community to help us. It has been said that a burden shared is a burden halved. Getting together with other ageing saints, who may all be hurting in some way, can be mutually encouraging. We spur one another to persevere and be resilient.
Think of how you and your church can help seniors in this situation. [1]
Those in the larger community (as the one in the local church) can minister to seniors who may need help - praying with them, bringing them to clinics, running errands for them, and just talking to them.


Those in the larger community (as the one in the local church) can minister to seniors who may need help - praying with them, bringing them to clinics, running errands for them, and just talking to them.
PHOTO: Those in the larger community (as the one in the local church) can minister to seniors who may need help - praying with them, bringing them to clinics, running errands for them, and just talking to them.
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Dear Lord
PHOTO: "Dear Lord, as pain, disability, and suffering increase, it is possible to grow disheartened, and even doubt whether God sill cares for us. If and when this happens, help us to recognise some truths, besides seeking medical help for our conditions:

Help us to remember how good God has been to us in the past, and that He will never leave nor forsake us. Help us to remember His promise that He is working all things together for our good.

Encourage us by remembering that for the Christian, though the going may get more painful by the day, ultimately, there will be a quantum leap into a far better and more glorious day. Paul expressed it in these words: ‘I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us’. Such a view of the distant end (no more tears, suffering, and pain) help us bear with present suffering.

Lord, we need community to help us. It has been said that a burden shared is a burden halved. Getting together with other ageing saints, who may all be hurting in some way, can be mutually encouraging. We spur one another to persevere and be resilient.

Help us to think of how we and our church can help seniors in this painful and suffering situation. We pray that those in the larger community (as the one in the local church) can minister to seniors who may need help - praying with them, bringing them to clinics, running errands for them, and just talking to them.

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen!"
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Reflection - Health and Frailties - God's Presence, Promise, and People
Source (book): "Growing Old Gracefully", Following Jesus to the End, PART IV: HEALTH AND FRAILTIES, Chapter 25, "Pain and Suffering", Question 2, Page 168.
By Robert M. Solomon, Bishop of the Methodist Church in Singapore from 2000 - 2012


Other Books

Also from the same author, Robert M. Solomon

"Faithful to the end", A Preacher's Exposition of 2 Timothy, @ 2014 by Robert M. Solomon

'Faithful to the end', A Preacher's Exposition of 2 Timothy, @ 2014 by Robert M. Solomon<br>
Reflection - Faithful to the end (Links)
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2017/06/reflection-faithful-to-end-links.html


"Finding rest for the soul" Responding to Jesus' Invitation in Matthew 11:28-29, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Finding rest for the soul (Links)
Reflection - Finding rest for the soul (Links)
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2018/10/reflection-finding-rest-for-soul-links.html


"God in Pursuit" Lessons from the Book of Jonah, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon

'Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART I-III, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART I-III, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-i.html


"God in Pursuit" Lessons from the Book of Jonah, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon

'Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART IV, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART IV, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-iv.html 


"Songs of Christmas", The Stories and Significance of 20 Well-Loved Carols, © 2018 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Songs of Christmas (Links), posted on Friday, 24 April 2020
Reflection - Songs of Christmas (Links), posted on Friday, 24 April 2020
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/04/reflection-songs-of-christmas-links.html
 


Reference
[1] From "Growing Old Gracefully", Following Jesus to the End, Copyright © 2019 by Robert M. Solomon, ISBN 978-981-14-1836-5, PART IV: HEALTH AND FRAILTIES, Chapter 25, "Pain and Suffering", Page 166-167.


Links
Other Books - https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/10/reflection-books-links.html


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