"He cares for those who trust in Him..."

"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1
"The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in Him... Nahum 1:7

I have never before found these two verses that are so similar, two of many verses that tell us God cares.

My friend Gene, is doing better with this chemo, but you know, none of it is easy. We have been friends for 20 years. Another friend, Bev who lives in Tennessee, has a recurrence of cancer. We have never met but write to each other. Then there is Sara, who has two little boys, then Kathryn who is also fighting this sudden onset disease. The longer I am in this, the more people who become friends and we share this battle.

When John and I were on this cruise, we took a ferry over to St. John, from St. Thomas. There on Caneel Bay, is a hotel and the water is so aqua, it does not look real. This area of the island was an old sugar mill, about 200 years ago. The island is covered with flowers, wild donkeys and deer. The old buildings (ruins) are everywhere, so picturesque. Everything is a riot of colors, with the blue skies, red and scarlet flowering trees, and the aqua ocean.

My friend Cathy Messecar wrote the devotional book that has just been published. It is "A Still Quiet Soul--embracing contentment" . Knowing God cares and that alone should bring contentment and also being free from this cancer would bring the ultimate contentment. I will get to see her when she speaks at Pepperdine University later this year. God is good and He brings us together and gives us friends who help us in life struggles.