A few years ago we had the pleasure of having the McCulloch Family at Hilton when Alen was serving as chaplain to the Black Watch at Fort George. Alen is now stationed in Kabul, and this e-mail from him arrived today.
I read this a few weeks ago, and I hope it will be as helpful to you, when far from our loved ones, as it has been to me here. Rev. Dr. Iain D. Campbell and his wife have friends of ours since the mid-1980's. They were in the next door parish when we served on the Isle of Skye. He presently serves on the Isle of Lewis. Commenting on Genesis 31:49, on the http://www.backfreechurch.co.uk/ website, Iain writes:
It was a prayer that God would watch over them in their absence from one another. They knew that there was a God in Heaven who never parts from his children, and who is able to watch over them when they are parted from each another. The assurance that gives us is great indeed. We are able to pray not only for ourselves, but for our loved ones wherever they may be. Life is made up of meetings and partings. We cannot freeze the moment, or stay in the sunshine forever. Sometimes we are called to move into the darkness, and into the shadows. But even when we must be parted from those we love most dearly, we are able to rejoice in the knowledge that the God of Heaven will never leave us nor forsake us. In covenant with his people, he is bound to them in the cords of love, which cannot be broken. May we be able to invoke his blessing on all our relationships, and say, "God watch over us while we are absent from each other." Greetings from Kabul this Christmas! Alen
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