{In December, there was a Blackhawk crash in Afghanistan. Six soldiers were killed. Husband and his soldiers were all safe, it was not his unit that was involved. But moments like that, they send me running to the arms of the Lord, a stark reminder that we don’t always get the answers we want….}

Word of a crash travels quickly in the aviation community.

On this particular Tuesday, I was fortunate enough to hear the news from my husband, which meant I also knew he was safe.

But grief still comes with relief, with the knowledge that somewhere, on six different doorsteps, two solemn uniformed soldiers are ringing the doorbell. Six lives changed in a horrible, irrevocable way. Six people waiting on a phone call that isnʼt coming.

Bear with me, I am going to go a little backwards here. I want to tell you about Psalm 27, a psalm characterized by Matthew Henry as being, “Expressive of the pious and devout affections with which gracious souls are carried out towards God at all times, especially in times of trouble.”

And oh, in this life there is trouble …. To continue reading, join me here at Christian Military Wives.

And friends? Please continue to pray for the families of these six soldiers. And the countless other Gold Star families that bear up the legacy of this nation, in good times and in bad.

~M.