This has been a week of distress for many of us, with news focusing on the floods in Texas and other places around the country. We know that many lives have been affected and families are in pain. May help and hope be with you, and the comfort of the Holy Spirit in abundance be yours. Thank you for this opportunity to join you for today’s Weekly encouragement! I pray that the message you receive from the Weekly encouragement! is also a comfort and a walk alongside you in any pain you know. There’s an outpouring of you are not alone with hopes to bring the help and healing that’s needed. The message I’m sharing today uniquely highlights this, as a five year old experienced God in ways not many of any age or experience are accustomed to. You’ve possibly heard about the young painter who artistically represented Jesus for the world. The painter, Akiane, is a light and gentle, sensitive soul. She talks of Jesus like He’s her close friend, having painted the image that many have come to expect is a truer representation of Jesus. She’s in a conversation today, in the Weekly encouragement, with a fellow who has studied near death experiences for years. The painting she drew of Jesus particularly resonates with people who have had near death experiences (NDE), that her painting looks like the man they experienced in their NDE. In the midst of so much pain today, it seems fitting today that Jesus is the conversation. What can I offer you in your pain? A Jesus who even a little girl could experience with clarity and definition. When the world throws us pain, where can we go? This young painter, at a very young age, felt this was her calling, to allow people to see the real Jesus. I think it’s each of our calling in this way, to allow people to see the real Jesus. I don’t think I planned it this way, that God would reach out in the pain of this past week with focusing on Jesus, but I believe that’s where He’s calling us from where pain has taken us. To look into His face, to see His eyes! Please absolutely take note of the color of Jesus eyes in the famous painting by Akiane! And the confirmation of NDE experiences in seeing Jesus! Let the eyes bring healing and hope. Please remember I’m praying for you because I love you.