June 12th

June 12th

Read: Psa. 84; Psa. 30:15

Have you ever known someone who goes through great trials, things which would knock most of us out of the game, and yet is able to minister God’s love to all who come to comfort him?

Dr. Ralph Howe was such a man. He taught our Prophecy class in Bible School and lectured in many churches on the books of Daniel and the Revelation right up until he fell ill with kidney disease. Shortly before his passing, my husband John went to visit him in the hospital. He was hooked up to a dialysis machine and in much discomfort. Dr. Howe and John conversed for a time before John left to go out on the city streets to pass out Christian tracts and witness for Christ. Before he left he suggested that he should pray for Dr. Howe. To his amazement Dr. Howe grasped his hand and said, “You are the one going into battle. I am sure of my destination. I will pray for you.” And he did. Dr. Howe, “passing through the Valley of Baca (weeping), made it a well.” He carried God’s sunshine until his departure some days later.

CARRY GOD’S SUNSHINE
Carry God’s sunshine in your heart;
‘Twill glow to a gloomy day impart.
Carry God’s sunshine on your face
As witness to His fulfilling grace.
Carry God’s sunshine in your voice
As you sing praise and in life rejoice.
You’ll chase away doubt and vanquish despair
If you carry God’s sunshine everywhere.

Prayer: Dear Father, forgive me for failing to carry Your sunshine at all times. Help me, like Dr. Howe, to make my valleys of tears into wells of living water.