This time of year has become rather difficult for me. In the past few years, I’ve lost my brother, father, stepfather, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, and three grandparents-in-law. Several of those losses happened in the fall. And others had birthdays in the fall. Missing them over the holidays makes memories of them even more poignant.

However, Scripture is full of comfort, especially in the Psalms. For example, read through Psalm 124, in it’s entirety. It’s only eight verses long. Our verse to memorize this week is verse 8.

Passages like this provide comfort and peace. They allow me to be reminded that God is fully in control, even though I may not understand why he has allowed certain things to happen.

And so, this year, and every other year, I can be thankful for that, even in the midst of missing those faces in my life.

I rest on the hope that I will see them again one day before the throne of God.

Like I said… Comfort.

When do you need reminders that God is in control, and will take care of our needs, hurts, and even many of our desires? You can leave your thoughts in the comments section below.