In the Midst of the Storm

Over the past year or so I have heard about many difficult trials that my friends & family, & their friends & families, have gone through or are currently experiencing. My heart it heavy for all of you. May I say that there is great hope and comfort in the Lord Jesus Christ!

My Anchor Holds

Though the angry surges roll on my tempest driven soul,
I am peaceful, for I know, wildly though the winds may blow
I've an anchor safe and sure, that can evermore endure.
Mighty tides about me sweep, perils lurk within the deep,
Angry clouds over shade the sky, and tempest rises high,
Still I stand the tempest's shock, for my anchor grips the Rock
I can feel the anchor fast as I meet each sudden blast,
and the cable, though unseen, bears the heavy strain between
through the storm I safely ride, till the turning of the tide.
Troubles almost overwhelm the soul; griefs like billows over me roll
Tempters seek to lure astray, storms obscure the light of day,
but in Christ I can behold, I've an anchor that shall hold

...it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil, where Jesus has entered as a forerunner before us... Hebrews 6:18-20

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ... 2 Corinthians 1:3-5