On the evening of my husband’s death, one pastor helping me inquired about what I wanted him to tell my coworkers the next day.
After a brief pause of utter silence, I looked him in the eye with intensity and said, “The truth. There’s nothing to hide here. And I did not see this coming.”
The next morning, this same pastor called to check on me and to tell me he was about to email all the staff to gather in the youth space to inform them what had happened. He wanted to make sure the email did not surprise me in the event I was checking my work email.
I thanked him and then told him I wanted him to stress to the staff that if any of them were struggling, to please seek help because that is what my husband failed to do. And he was wrong to not seek help.
Later that same day, I shared Psalm 77 on my blog and also posted on my social media that I desired to bring God Glory out of this situation.
- How was I able to respond in this manner within less than twenty-four hours of learning what my husband had done?
- And how does it connect with the title of this post?
Let me prepare my answer to these two questions with a brief study from Acts 4:1-13.
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