Good Words for Today: May 18

Hard times come to teach us not to trust in ourselves, but only in the Lord who raises the dead. Most of us are adept at handling the “moderate” problems of life. We can deal with cranky children or a prickly boss or a bad case of the flu or a pile of work that gets dumped on our desk. We understand normal pressures, and we learn how to deal with them. But sometimes things happen that strip the gears of life and force us to our knees and sometimes all the way down so we are flat on the ground. At that point, when all human options are foreclosed, our only hope is the Lord. We cry out to God in desperation, knowing that if he doesn’t help us, we’re sunk. That’s a lesson we must learn over and over again.

May 18, 2025