Hello, my name is Sochill Dixon.

Welcome to today's encouragement from our daily bread, enduring hope.

Doctors diagnose four-year-old Solomon with Dushane muscular dystrophy,

a progressive muscle-degenerating disease.

A year later, doctors discussed wheelchairs with the family.

But Solomon protested that he didn't want to have to use one.

Family and friends prayed for him and raised funds for a professionally trained service dog

to help keep him out of that wheelchair for as long as possible.

Tales for Life, the organization that trained my service dog, Callie, is currently preparing

waffles to serve Solomon.

Though Solomon accepts his treatment, often bursting out in song

to praise God, some days are harder. On one of those difficult days, Solomon hugged his mom and said,

I'm happy there's no Dushain's in heaven.

The degenerating effects of sickness affect all people on this side of eternity.

Like Solomon, however, we have an enduring hope that can strengthen our resolve on those

inevitable tough days. God gives us the promise of a new heaven and a new earth in Revelation 21.

Our creator and sustainer will dwell among us by making his home with us. He will wipe every tear from

our eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain.

When the weight feels too hard or too long,

we can experience peace because God's promise will be fulfilled.

Today's our daily bread devotional scripture reading is from Revelation

21 verses 1 to 8.

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