04/22/2026 When I was younger I was sure that I knew what was good because I worked for it. Then when I came to Christ, I found that I could desire to work hard because of what God had already done for me. But I needed ongoing revelation(s) of that grace! I didn’t need to find the good in the world, because I came to know the Godhead, the source of all good, and I was and still am elated that God has had so much good in store for my life. I am enamored by that Christ who fills up my days with His goodness and Presence and consolation! Yes, consolation is a word I learned in the last 20 years, sometimes used to describe a sense of holy comfort or reference to some good feeling of being known, maybe knowing something. “When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul” (Psalms 94:19). The cares of my heart have been heavy enough before for me to cry out, scream, weep, or even pass out. I have though in those countless times, even the worst of them, been so “consoled” by God! Sometimes, even the worst of sorrows being accompanied soon after by a consolation of heavenly goodness, that is so incommunicably good, and sublime, that it surpassed my senses. God has been soooo very good to me. When I think about his mercy, I start to get caught up in a cloud of thanksgiving. I saw a post today by someone honoring Elisabeth Elliot, whose husband was killed while in missionary-mode for Ecuador in 1956. God used Elisabeth decades afterwards, and she went to heaven in 2015. She is a great example of a woman whose faith sustained her own soul and many through dark seasons. There is a good book that she wrote and you should check it out sometime, Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot. Also, cool fact, that I met a friend who was her pen-pal for years. It’s wonderful to hear the testimony!