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BONUS-DAILY BREAD SHARE OF THE DAY

Hope and Strength in Times of Illness

These reflections and Bible reading notes from Our Daily Bread are designed to bring comfort, hope and encouragement to those facing all manner of trials and difficulties. Each article has been selected to address our worries and pain, serving as reminders that God, our comforter and provider, is with us and knows our every need.
Forced Leisure

TODAY’S BIBLE READING: Zephaniah 3:14–20

Just before Christmas one year, a friend was diagnosed with leukaemia and was told she must begin chemotherapy immediately. Just a few weeks earlier, Kim had told friends how blessed and content she felt with a loving family, a comfortable home and a new grandson. As she entered the hospital, Kim asked Jesus to make His presence known to her and to stay close.

The next seven months of treatments followed by recovery in partial isolation became a season she calls “forced leisure”. She says she learned how to slow down, reflect quietly and rest in God’s goodness, love and perfect plan—regardless of whether or not she would be healed.

One of God’s promises to His people Israel became personal to Kim: “The Lord your God . . . is the mighty warrior who saves. He will take delight in you; in his love, he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing” (ZEPHANIAH 3:17).

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