"One Light Still Shines"

So, by chance, I picked up a book called "One Light Still Shines" at the public library a couple weeks ago.  It's an autobiographical story written by Marie Roberts Monville, the wife of Chuck Roberts, the perpetrator of the 2006 Amish schoolhouse shooting/suicide.  She tells the story, not of the shooting itself, but of her family's life after it happened.  (Also embedded is her life story, growing up, marriage, etc.)  This was a mind-boggling story of faith in the God who created us, and the God we serve. 

This excerpt spoke brilliantly, and reminded me who our God is, and why we worship no matter what. 
"'Worship me, Marie,' his Word called to me.  'Just worship.'  At first it was hard to worship through pain, but slowly I began to come, sit, and worship from my place of broken dreams, my place of doubt and despair.  Sometimes I sang out loud, sometimes I sat quietly, focusing my heart on recounting his goodness and allowing it to spill over with gratitude, despite my grief.  The voice that 'spoke' within me provided guidance in the fertile ground of my surrender, and I felt a new heart-connection with my God like I had never known."

If this woman, who could do this after losing her husband, and life as she knew it, in the worst way imaginable, then I needed to rethink my worship of the Lord, my questioning of His plan for our life, and remember that He alone is my victory.

I encourage you to read this book!