OCEAN By Melanie Schurr

While on vacation in Florida, I walked along the ocean shore collecting shells and enjoying the early morning coolness. As the clear surf rhythmically crashed over the rocks and sand, I looked into the distance to the seemingly never-ending blanket of water. I knew there was an end to the ocean, the other side of it, but from where I stood, no end was in sight.

Isn't this exactly how troubles in our life often appear as we tend to focus on the expanse of our inevitable problems, ignoring the end in sight?

Like the ocean, in all earthly things, there is a beginning and an end. So, too, with every sadness, conflict, or hardship, there will follow a resolution and an end. With every storm comes the sun afterwards.

In the Bible, God tells us that, although we may feel alone, we are not. Our Heavenly Father is there to hold our hand, to comfort and offer peace to a hurting world.

If you are going through a difficult period in your life, now is the time to call on Christ. The end to your problem will not be so far off and it will be the beginning of a new relationship with Christ!