Daily a lesson for July 18, 2014

Today's Daily Lesson comes from Romans 12 verse 15:

"Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep."

Last year I saw something beautiful.  It was during prayer time on at Wednesday night fellowship.  Everyone was gathered around the tables and we were sharing prayer concerns and thanksgivings as we always do.  Two women were seated at tables next to one another.  One of the women's husbands had been diagnosed with a particular form of cancer which would likely take his life within the next year.  Tests were being run on the second woman's husband but doctors suspected he too had the same virulent form of cancer.  It was a very sad time for both families and also for our church.  

But then the second woman stood up during prayer time and announced that the test results had come back on him and that he was cancer free.  The congregation broke out in spontaneous applause and celebration.  And at just that moment from where I was standing at the lectern, I could see the face of the first woman - the one whose husband really did have cancer.  She too was clapping, and her face was wide with a smile, and her eyes were full of the light of good news.  And then I saw as the second woman, he one whose husband was proclaimed cancer free, looked over at the first woman with a knowing and caring look and reached out her hand in sympathy.  I could see that tears began to fall from both women's eyes.  Tears then welled up in mine also.  

We were rejoicing with those who rejoiced and weeping with those who wept and like I said, it was beautiful.