"For indeed he was sick to the point of death, but God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow."
Philippians 1:27
All I know is that verse shot into my heart like lightning. And I know, God had mercy on Paul so that he didn't have sorrow upon sorrow from losing Epaphroditus. I saw the mercy of God in that passage. And I knew, in my weakness, my sorrow, my fear, I needed mercy. In the New Testament, I began to see that people would come to Jesus to be healed and they'd cry out, "Lord, have mercy on me." And, He'd heal them. They cried out for mercy and faith came next. Clinging to His mercy caused faith to grow in my heart. And Sweet Pea was carried full-term and arrived healthy and thriving.
