Be Still And Know

Romans 8.38-39 I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. When I lived in India, I got to know an elderly missionary who had lived in the area for a very long time. She had asthma and found that the tropical climate was very helpful for her condition so, when she retired, she stayed in India and continued to have a powerful ministry there. Whenever I said goodbye to her, she would always come out onto her veranda, wave and say the same words: “No separation.” It was an unusual farewell, but she was celebrating that, when we become Christians, nothing can separate us from God’s love. Even if we travel away from our Christian brothers and si