Today is Thursday, April 28th, 2022; Karen's Korner #4648

This inspirational thought was written by Max Lucado and sent to his readers on Monday:

PROVISION OF GRACE

“’' Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home.' When John Newton penned this promise, he did so out of personal experience. His greatest test came the day he buried his wife, Mary. He’d loved her and prayed his death would precede hers. But his prayer was not answered.

"Yet, on the day Mary Newton died, John Newton found strength to preach a Sunday sermon. The next day he visited church members. Later he officiated at his wife’s funeral. He grieved, but in his grief he found God’s provision. He later wrote, 'The Bank of England is too poor to compensate for such a loss as mine. But the Lord, the all-sufficient God speaks, and it is done. Let those who know Him, and trust Him, be of good courage.'

"My friend, disease, calamity, and trouble populate your world. But they do not control it. Grace does."

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