Amonth intomy marriage, I received a life-altering call from my mom. She’d just been given a terminal diagnosis due to the recurrence of a cancer that she previously fought 20 years earlier. Her doctor had given her 6-8 months to live. Three months after that call, my mom passed away. As you can imagine, I was overcome with feelings of pain, loss, and grief. In that time of great grief, many people reached out to me. I was surrounded by a loving wife, supportive family, and sympathetic friends. They came alongside me, expressed sympathy for me, and yet there were still many times when I felt incredibly alone. I’m grateful for all those people, but none of them could really comfort me because none knew what it was like to lose a parent. There was only one person who really understood what I was going through. That person was my sister. She lost her mom too. She cried the same tears I cried. She shared in my suffering in a way that no one else had, and her shared experience of pain and loss gave her a power to comfort me in ways others couldn’t. NOVEMBER 29 Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. HEBREWS 2: 17-18 “
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