Stress

My Health Class is studying all the effects and causes of stress.  It is amazing the amount of stress so many people are under.  In our discussions, people are afraid of loosing their jobs, their houses, and their health.  We have a young man that is taking the class while he is stationed in Iraq.  We have a young mother who is ready to give birth to her second child and her husband is deployed.  So many in so much turmoil.  One of the wonderful things in this section is the ability to provide a place of refuge, at least for a short time. 

But in all reality, this is all I can do by myself.  I cannot provide jobs, houses, or health for all of these people.  I cannot keep the young men safe in Iraq.  There is something that I can do that is much more powerful than just providing a shoulder to lean upon.  I can point them to the Father, who is the giver of life.  I can pray for them, lifting them into the presence of the only one that can help. 

Have you looked around you lately?  Have you someone that you know that is going through a stressful situation?  Are you in a stressful situation?  The very best thing to do is to look up for your Salvation draws near!