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Sometimes, I look around at what this devotional calls the VUCA world and I am astounded that God has not destroyed us yet. There is no place, however, that God’s presence cannot be felt and His touch be on us, in spite of the sinful world we live in. I am not a part of the birding community, but I relate to the LBJ’s of this world, the “little brown jobs” that seem to be everywhere, doing their thing, looking for food, tweeting and surviving. I want to know that I matter to God and His Word assures me that I do. I want to know that even in the midst of a world where nothing makes sense and seemingly few acknowledge His sovereignty, He sees those of us who do know Him and who want to know Him better. I am encouraged that He cares for me more than for the sparrows. But I am also encouraged that He cares about all His little creatures, too. It always boggles my mind that the Creator of the Universe knows my name, has numbered the hairs on my head, captures my tears and sends me friends just when I need them to listen. God is always there. He is never silent. And He always cares. That’s my encouragement for today.

For those of you praying for Mitch, he was taken off of the ventilator on Wednesday night, had surgery on Thursday afternoon and is doing better. He is not out of the woods yet and the doctors say he has a long road of recovery ahead. For those who missed the original post, Mitch is the BIL of my niece in CO and was rushed to the hospital last week in kidney failure and with a high temperature. In exploratory surgery, a toxic ulcer was discovered, he was diagnosed with sepsis and his heart began to fail in addition to his kidney. This young man is only 36 years old and has a young family, with his wife over six months pregnant with their third child now. Please continue to keep Mitch in your prayers. Prayer does work…when the doctor saw him Tuesday, he said that Mitch would need a miracle to live long enough to have surgery. He got that miracle…so let’s continue to pray for complete healing and restoration to his family that needs him. Like each of us and each sparrow, God sees Mitch, his beloved wife and his two (almost three) young children. May He be merciful and gracious and send him home fully healed and praising God for the miracle that is his life!