I have to be honest; I rarely go to the book of Revelation, and especially for comfort. In my discomfort from all the recent pictures and endless essays of the 21 men in orange jumpsuits, however, one verse keeps beckoning in my head. It is Revelation 5:6, which says: Then I saw a Lamb that looked as if it had been slaughtered, but it was now standing between the throne and the four living beings and among the twenty-four elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the sevenfold Spirit of God that is sent out into every part of the earth. Please note, the lamb looked as if had been slaughtered, BUT IT WAS STILL STANDING.

In the end friends, no matter what evil persons, disease or tragedy perpetrates our life, as Christ followers, in eternity we will still be standing! That comforts me and makes the heavy vices around my heart a little lighter today.