"...Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." (1 Pet. 5:7) "Be anxious for nothing,
but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made
known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts
and minds through Christ Jesus." (Phil. 4:6-7)
In 1858 Scottish missionary John G. Paton and his wife sailed for the New Hebrides (now called
Vanuatu). Three months after arriving on the island of Tanna, his wife died. One week later his
infant son also died. Paton was plunged into sorrow. Feeling terribly alone, and surrounded by
savage people who showed him no sympathy, he wrote, "Let those who have ever passed through
any similar darkness as of midnight feel for me. As for all others, it would be more than vain to
try to paint my sorrows. If it were not for Jesus, and His fellowship, I would have gone mad and
died." (From Bible Illustrator)
Truly, no matter how deep our sorrow, we can find rest and peace in Jesus Christ. Jesus said, "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." (John 14:27)