Facing Struggles, Being Still

One day I got a message from my Pelican Sister. Let me explain. She had been a stranger at the hotel where I was staying and responded to my compliment about her outfit by going to the store and buying me a gift of a matching little bag and pants with pink pelicans on them. Now a month or so later she emailed me to tell me she was sorry for my tragic and unexpected loss of my beloved and precious paralyzed ministry dog Mr. Simeon. She had been led to give me this well-known Bible verse:

“Be stil...