I did a Bible study on the book of Zachariah recently and the name Zechariah means “God remembers.” A church friend, Teresa whom I’ve lost touch with when her husband went overseas for work; I recently ran into her and her family at a local church that I was visiting. Her family came back to NJ and was now attending this church. She was pregnant with her fourth son and told me that they will name him Zechariah. This made me cry because in my very difficult season with my daughter, I was being reassured that “God remembers”. God remembers my obedience to His voice to stay in my marriage, my services to His church and people, my submission to His will and ways.

Dear Lord Jesus, I wish I can see you and feel your presence in greater measure in another great storm. I think in all the storms of this year and half, this is by far the greatest one for me and my family. Your words in the Bible brings me relief but I really need you more. So I cry out S.O.S. this morning. I wonder what this really means, I’ve seen it in cartoons. Lol. But this is exactly how I feel right now, sending my daughter off to college soon without resolving her eating disorder and mental health issues.