Loss

I had some news today that left me at a loss for words.  It weighs on me heavily and leaves me concerned for my children.  I believe my faith will be tested and so I will press on and be believing.  

I had another first today as I was called on in an emergency.   The man who lives at the corner of our street suffered a major heart attack and they needed help carrying him up stairs.   I ran up the street and down to the basement.   They were working hard on him and had been for a time.  He was not responding.  Chest compression after chest compression for what seemed like forever.  He was not responding at all and there was a real sense of loss.  We carried him upstairs and they put him in the ambulance.   For me it was a tough scene.   I talked to my friend Shawn who works as a nurse and suggested this was intense.  He assured me that it wasn't and things get much worse in the ER.  He has the ability to disconnect and do his job but said there are times when they are through that it can hit pretty hard.  That is tough I am sure. 

I express my gratitude for a loving Father in Heaven and his son Jesus Christ.   I know that as I have faith I can overcome the challenges that come my way and things that seem lost will be restored.