“We are all well aware that God works with those who love him, those who have been called in accordance with his purpose, and turns everything to their good.” -Romans 8:28 New Jerusalem Bible
There are signs up that say “Road Closed”, but we were told by the construction crew that we will always have access to the church coming from either direction. This means that you no longer need to plan for 10 extra minutes of driving.
“And not only that, but we ourselves who have the Spirit as the first fruits – we also grown within ourselves, eagerly waiting for adoption, the redemption of our bodies. Now in this hope we were saved, yet hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with patience. In the same way the Spirit also joins to help in our weakness, because we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with unspoken groanings. And he who searches the hearts knows the Spirit’s mind-set, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.” -Matthew 8:23-27
“The Father can be well pleased in that Son only who adheres to the Father when apparently forsaken. The fullest grace can be received by those only who continue to obey during the dryness in which all grace seems to be withheld.” -C.S. Lewis
“As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him. For He Knows what we are made of, remembering that we are dust.” -Psalm 103:13&14
“And the One who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.” -2 Corinthians 5:5
“He comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any kind of affliction, through the comfort we ourselves receive from God.”
-1 Corinthians 1:4
“Through a Son He learned obedience through what He suffered.”