His love endures forever

In light of your baptism later today Joshua - I set my heart to praise God this morning for as far as we have come.  Our God is sovereign, He does not change even though my feelings change.  I know that more and more.  Even when your health needs change, He is still the same God whose love endures forever, who deserves our praise...

Psalm 136: 1-5
"Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.
His love endures forever.
² Give thanks to the God of gods.
His love endures forever.
³ Give thanks to the Lord of lords:
His love endures forever.

⁴ to him who alone does great wonders,
His love endures forever.
⁵ who by his understanding made the heavens,
His love endures forever."

 

To him who created my son Joshua - His love endures forever.

To him who sustained you inside me for 18 extra days before needing to be born - His love endures forever

To him who gave doctors and nurses wisdom on how to keep my son alive - His love endures forever

for the perforated intestine that transferred you to Children's - His love endures forever

for many infections fought - His love endures forever
for every three-lettered diagnosis - IVH, BPD, PIE, ROP... - His love endures forever

for 4 surgeries and 4 scars across your skin - His love endures forever

for positive cultures and for negative cultures - His love endures forever

for fractured arms and PICC lines - His love endures forever

for days when mommy is so sad and everything feels hopeless - His love endures forever

for days when mommy is hopeful and you are doing well - His love endures forever

for every step forward - His love endures forever

for every setback - His love endures forever

for every ventilator silenced cry - His love endures forever

for your first audible cry at two months old - His love endures forever

for every poke and prod, every needle stick and x-ray - His love endures forever

for every kiss and every kangaroo - His love endures forever

for thousands of mLs of breast milk stored in a freezer - His love endures forever

for the IV food that you need right now to survive - His love endures forever

for the hundreds of miles driven back and forth to the hospital - His love endures forever

for the 84 goodbyes when I leave you each day- His love endures forever
for the hundreds of hours apart even when you should still be in my belly 4 more weeks - His love endures forever

for the nurses whom we love - His love endures forever

for the nurses with whom we struggle - His love endures forever

for every tear that has been shed - His love endures forever

for the 1 lb 11 oz when you were born - His love endures forever

for the 5 lbs that you are today - His love endures forever

for 10 perfect little fingers and toes - His love endures forever

for 84 days of life in the NICU - His love endures forever

for today when we will choose to officially entrust you to our Lord through the waters of baptism - His love endures forever

 

Psalm 136:23-26

^"23 He remembered us in our low estate
His love endures forever.
²⁴ and freed us from our enemies.
His love endures forever.
²⁵ He gives food to every creature.
His love endures forever.

²⁶ Give thanks to the God of heaven.
His love endures forever."

 

 

 

 Amen!