#FindSierraNYC

Pain. Hurt. Sorrow. Uncertainty. Darkness. Despair.
Faith. Hope. Healing. Love. Comfort. Support.  Joy. Light.

When someone you know and love is hurting so bad it’s hard to understand why?
WHY do people go missing?
WHY can’t we understand?
WHY doesn’t God bring them home right away?
WHY can’t I do more to help?
WHY?
WHY?
WHY?

When thousands of people gather and share in prayer for someone you know and love you have to wonder why?
WHY are we so united through this?
WHY don’t we support each other like this all the time?

But then you have to think;
Do you have resurrection hope?
Do you believe in cruciform power?
Do you believe that God works even when we cannot see?
Do you believe that good triumphs over evil?
Do you believe that God is God and we are not?
Do you believe that God’s love is beyond understanding?
Do you believe in the God of peace?
Do you believe in the God of comfort?
Do you believe in the God of love?

When I don’t understand and my heart is breaking I rest in the hope of the one who created all, who parted the sea, calmed the storm, brought dry bones to life, turned water into wine, multiplied fish and bread, gave ME life and the one who says he will never leave me nor forsake me. (Hebrews 3:15)

“Praise be to the Lord,
 for he has heard my cry for mercy. 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. The lord is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.
 Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever. “

            ~Psalm 28:6-9

You are missed and loved Sierra and we won't stop searching for you
#OurSweetSierra 
#InGodWeTrust
#FindSierraNYC

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