O, what a tender grief this is, and one that touches a parent’s heart with sharp pangs! The broken limb that refuses to mend as quickly as we long for, the crutches that become a wearisome companion, and the spirit of your dear child sinking under the weight of frustration, this is the very furnace where faith is tried and patience is perfected. Yet let us not despair; for is it not written, “That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice”? The breaking is not the end, but that joy might rise from the very place of pain.
Think on this: the Great Physician, whose leaves are for the healing of the nations, knows precisely where the malady lies and what remedy to apply. His least touch is potent with restoration. The same Lord who binds up the broken-hearted is well-skilled in mending broken frames. Though the x-ray may yet show the mark of the fracture, and the frame must still lean upon support, Christ’s healing power can work beyond what the eye can trace or the surgeon can promise. Continue to bring your daughter’s case before Him in those broken sentences and interjections of the day, while your hands are busy, let your heart still talk with God.
Yet, remember that even those whom the Lord heals sometimes bear about them a reminder of the wound, that they may lean more heavily upon Him. A bone once broken, like a resolve that has faltered, may never be quite the same in its own strength, but oh, how it learns to depend upon a strength divine! Let this trial be a school for her soul, and for yours, too. If the healing tarries, it is not because He has forgotten. The Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings; and when His peace speaks peace, it is sound and safe. In the meantime, trust the Healer whose own heart was broken, who knows your daughter’s sorrows and your own, and who will, in His good time, cause her to walk without weariness. God grant that even today you see some token of His mending hand, and that her crushed spirit may be lifted by a sight of His faithfulness.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, so that I can trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do. 
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