West Cocoa Chat

So I'm back. I took an unannounced blog break this summer. My summer was full of fun, blessings, friends, mission, and pain. The first four were comprised of Bible Camp, hanging out with Greg in California, seeing my friends Bob and Shelby in South Carolina, and going on one of the best youth trips I've ever been on- doing a VBS for Pat Pugh's church in Cincinnati.

There was pain as well. On the personal side, I had my first visit to the Dermatologist. Most of it was good news with a return visit scheduled for late August to finish up a little "scraping and burning" as the nurse describe to me today.

Pain also involved a number of deaths with the last one being very tragic. The Third Day song, "Cry Out to Jesus" as been on my computer and in my mind. I'll leave with the lyrics and the hope that someone will be blessed in a time of pain. God bless.

To everyone who's lost someone they love
Long before it was their time
You feel like the days you had were not enough when you said goodbye
And to all of the people with burdens and pains
Keeping you back from your life
You believe that there's nothing and there is no one
Who can make it right

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There is hope for the helpless
Rest for the weary
Love for the broken heart
There is grace and forgiveness
Mercy and healing
He'll meet you wherever you are
Cry out to Jesus, Cry out to Jesus

For the marriage that's struggling just to hang on
They lost all of their faith and love
They've done all they can to make it right again
Still it's not enough
For the ones who can't break the addictions and chains
You try to give up but you come back again
Just remember that you're not alone in your shame
And your suffering

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When your lonely (when you're lonely)
And it feels like the whole world is falling on you
You just reach out, you just cry out to Jesus
Cry to Jesus
To the widow who suffers from being alone
Wiping the tears from her eyes
For the children around the world without a home
Say a prayer tonight

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