Sherk Update Jan 30th, 2023


Dear friends and family,

Pathway of pain and possibilities

Weakness, weeping, relentless aches and pain, powerlessness, resentment, envy, weariness, anxiety, confusion, anger, and impatience.

Thanksgiving, praise, calm, hope, community, grace, and love. These are just some of the emotions, actions, and conditions we have experienced since our last post– some chosen and some not.
Words don’t convey our turmoil and stubborn faith. Did you notice the first list is rather bleak and the second list is more hopeful? Did you notice the first list is longer? That’s been our journey of late.
Frankly, it’s been difficult, and we’ve had a disheartening week. I wish I could say we are in some way beating this cancer and fighting with strength, but that would be a lie.
We need God’s strength, and we need a miracle. Would you lift us up in prayer and lift our arms to God when we simply don’t have the energy to do so?

Thank you for your gifts of friendship, counsel, and service. Thank you for joining us on this journey. Thank you, God, for your grace even on this painful path. Thank you for the possibilities presented to all of us… to enter something powerful despite our weakness.

Love,

Dean and Sharon

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