Thank you! I wish I could have been as close to God in the good times as I got to Him during those dark days. And I hope I remember to STAY as close to Him now that He is blessing me again, so I don't need another reminder like that again. But I'm glad for that experience because I know now that I can never get so low, or things can never get so bad, that I will ever think that He is not there with and for me. He is there in the fiery furnace. He is there in the lion's den. He is there in your darkest moment. NOTHING can separate you from your Father's love. Not even your own sins. He is there, just waiting for you* to smarten up and come back to Him. He will never turn anyone away who comes to Him. He IS love, and He loves YOU. (*you meaning generic everybody, not necessarily you individually, Cluck.)Wow! I wish the times of fear and pain didn't have to happen but what a profound reminder that you're loved and never alone.