I may have previously shared the story of my father, a non-church-goer, on what we thought was his last hours on this earth. My mother and I asked the hospital chaplain to try to speak with him even though he had been seemingly unconscious all night. The first thing the chaplain did was ask him how he was feeling. My dad's response was, "I'm doing pretty well in spite of what everyone has been saying all night!" The next question from the chaplain was about his faith in God. My father's response was, "My only hope is in the Lord!" That simple statement gave my family a peace that could only come from those words.
My father lived for several more months, but when it was his time to leave this earth, our family was able to let him go and rest in the Peace of our Lord. For me, that's what today's devotional and scriptures are about so that we "may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."
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