Update

Sarah just came back from visiting Joshua tonight with her mom and sister, while I watched Daniel. Joshua seems to be doing better right now, with a decreased oxygen requirement, although it had gotten worse from last night through this afternoon. He has learned to enjoy his new pacifier, which we delight in giving him. Sarah was able to hold him (just above his bed) while the nurse changed the linen.

We were able to go enjoy being in the house of the Lord for part of the evening service. Although I can't remember any of the sermon, it was sweet knowing that He was there where more than two were gathered in His name. We both remain faithful, at peace, and do not have anxiety, although the pain is very real (as we see Joshua's distress), and tears are frequently close to our eyes. We are comforted by the Word, and me personally by the writings of Samuel Rutherford, a Puritan Scot from the 1600's who knew a few things about trials.

"Your sun shall no more go down, nor your moon withdraw itself; for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning shall be ended.
Your people shall all be righteous; they shall possess the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I might be glorified.
The least one shall become a clan, and the smallest one a mighty nation; I am the Lord; in its time I will hasten it.
Isaiah 60:20-22