Give Thanks On Disastrous Times

“You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent. Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever.” Psalm 30:11-12

On July 12, 2013, 6-year-old Nathan Woessner was enjoying a summer afternoon with his father and a friend on the shores of Lake Michigan. He scampered up a sand dune and then he suddenly vanished. Nathan was buried under 11 feet of sand on Mount Baldy, a 126-foot sand dune at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

He spent more than three hours trapped below ground, but somehow survived until rescue workers were able to pull him to safety. They rushed him to University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital, and he made a full recovery.

“We’re just very, very grateful for everything they did for Nathan,” his mother, Faith Woessner said. “We can’t express our gratitude enough for the rescuers, and the nursing staff and everyone that has helped bring Nathan back to us, and we’re thankful to God for being there with us and bringing Nathan back to us.”

So often in life, life hangs in the balance. Today in prayer, give thanks to Christ and to any rescue worker who has helped you during perilous times.

“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.” Psalm 28:7

Source: www.devotional.com/blog/Devotionals