Ruth Taylor

Isaiah 40:28-31
http://bible.oremus.org/?passage=Isaiah+40%3A28-31

I have chosen this bible passage because it always lifts my spirits and helps me feel the strong love of God. The verse [31] ‘those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles’, brings back poignant memories. My sister Clare lived alongside a lake on Vancouver Island. Sometimes eagles would be seen rising from the trees, and soaring across the lake close to her house. In August 2003 we watched these birds with Clare as she lay dying of a brain tumour. The words from Isaiah were spoken as Nick celebrated Communion outside by the lakeside. Clare was able to join us on several occasions for the service, and we were joined by family and close friends.

‘He gives power to the faint and strengthens the powerless’ [29] – the words gave us all courage and strength at this sad time. Our God is an everlasting God, and his love is there for us all, whatever we are going through.