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One morning, as I sat in the waiting room at my doctors office, I heard the receptionist ask an elderly man for his information as he signed in for his appointment. It was very quiet, as we were among the first few patients of the day. She proceeded to ask all of the usual questions and then she asked. “Emergency contact?” to which he mumbled an inaudible response. She repeated the question very loudly, “Who is your emergency contact?” And he replied, “No one.” “NO ONE AT ALL?!” she said, still speaking loud enough for all of us to hear. “No one” he replied softly. My heart sank for this man…
How sad that there was no one to be contacted in the event that something bad would happen to him.
I dropped my head and began to think about not having anyone to call, when you really needed them, and I thought about what a blessing it is to have loved ones who care. Almost immediately I thought of how much the LORD loves and cares for us, and how even if there is no one we can call in the case of an emergency, or in times of loneliness, He is always there. He always cares. And when we think that we have no one, we are never alone.
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” and
“… He has said, I will never leave thee,
nor forsake thee.”
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Psalm 46:1 and Hebrews 13:5
Faithrises 
This is an excellent reminder that the Lord is always there for us. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing and God Bless You! :)
This was heartbreaking and good at the same time. Thank you and God bless you!
That’s how I felt too. Thanks Deb. :)
And it is not like He is any friend. He is the greatest, most wonderful person in the world!
Blessed by this post!
O Yes! Amen. :)
Happy to hear it! :)
I love that, He is our emergency contact, we are never on our own! That’s really something to think about even when we feel on our own we are not. So comforting, so wonderful. Thanks for the great reminder.
My heart ached for that gentleman. I must confess that is one of my fears to be left all alone.
Thanks for sharing, and I hope that you know that in Christ we are never alone! :)
A terrible thought indeed; to be that alone. We should definitely count our blessings!
You are right ~ so true – :D
Great reminder… I needed this today.