Many of you remember Laura Burkhart (Sommer) from the church and school. Bradley Trask pastors in the Detroit area and is related to Laura. It is a long post but it is so worth the time to read. Please be in prayer for Laura and her family. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradley T. Trask My cousin Laura Sommer is 53 years old. She and her husband Steve have been faithful members of K-First for the better part of their lives (although she did move to Florida a couple of years ago for health reasons). Laura, a mother of two, received a heart transplant 15 years ago. However, as often happens, the donor heart is now wearing out and she has recently been placed in hospice care. Unless the Lord does a miracle she is not expected to live much longer. My parents had just visited with Laura when I spoke with my dad yesterday. My father said, Brad, you must read the reflections that Laura shared about what is transpiring in her life. It is both powerful in its faith for divine healing and yet balanced with a trust in Gods sovereignty. It is the best I think I have ever read. He sent me her reflections and I thought you might be encouraged: THOUGHTS ABOUT MY HEALING (1/26/14) I have been pondering and praying much this morning. I desire to be fervent and effectual in my prayers for healing, having a hopeful and expectant attitude about the complete defeat of all my infirmities by the work of Jesus on the cross. At the same time, I think it is important to acknowledge the omniscience of God...how His thoughts and ways are far, far higher than mine. I have come to the conclusion this morning that if I do not receive the miracle in my body that I am asking for, it could only be because of some aspect of Gods thoughts and ways that are beyond my understanding and that God is giving priority to over His ways that I do understand. I do understand many of Gods ways from what He has revealed to us in His word...especially that He is who He says He is and that He can do what He says He can do...plus so much else. But because He says that I cannot possibly understand everything about Him, I must acknowledge that this issue of the early or what may seem like the untimely death of one of His sincerely asking, seeking and believing children is one of the mysteries of God that can not be truly understood on this side of eternity. We are instructed to ask, and pray (with thanksgiving), and speak, and seek, and believe, and trust - and so we must. And so I do. And I also acknowledge Gods God-ness, and that His priorities are my priorities, and that perhaps there is part of His will that is hidden from me that takes precedent over His will to heal me...and I Bradley T. Trask My cousin Laura Sommer is 53 years old. She and her husband Steve have been faithful members of K-First for the better part of their lives (although she did move to Florida a couple of years ago for health reasons). Laura, a mother of two, received a heart transplant 15 years ago. However, as often happens, the donor heart is now wearing out and she has recently been placed in hospice care. Unless the Lord does a miracle she is not expected to live much longer. My parents had just visited with Laura when I spoke with my dad yesterday. My father said, Brad, you must read the reflections that Laura shared about what is transpiring in her life. It is both powerful in its faith for divine healing and yet balanced with a trust in Gods sovereignty. It is the best I think I have ever read. He sent me her reflections and I thought you might be encouraged: THOUGHTS ABOUT MY HEALING (1/26/14) I have been pondering and praying much this morning. I desire to be fervent and effectual in my prayers for healing, having a hopeful and expectant attitude about the complete defeat of all my infirmities by the work of Jesus on the cross. At the same time, I think it is important to acknowledge the omniscience of God...how His thoughts and ways are far, far higher than mine. I have come to the conclusion this morning that if I do not receive the miracle in my body that I am asking for, it could only be because of some aspect of Gods thoughts and ways that are beyond my understanding and that God is giving priority to over His ways that I do understand. I do understand many of Gods ways from what He has revealed to us in His word...especially that He is who He says He is and that He can do what He says He can do...plus so much else. But because He says that I cannot possibly understand everything about Him, I must acknowledge that this issue of the early or what may seem like the untimely death of one of His sincerely asking, seeking and believing children is one of the mysteries of God that can not be truly understood on this side of eternity. We are instructed to ask, and pray (with thanksgiving), and speak, and seek, and believe, and trust - and so we must. And so I do. And I also acknowledge Gods God-ness, and that His priorities are my priorities, and that perhaps there is part of His will that is hidden from me that takes precedent over His will to heal me...and I choose to trust His great heart of love in this matter. Whatever He is doing, it is for my good...and I am at peace with that if He should not answer my earthly prayers as I might wish. My wishes are not god...God is God! - - Laura S. Sommer
Posted on: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 17:11:04 +0000
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