Crawling into bed in the wee hours last night, the only question I had was, “Lord, what should I think about all this, regarding Mary’s cancer?”
Though he didn’t answer right away, in the 6:00 AM hour he did. Before my eyes opened, he put a passage of Scripture into my mind that was resounding like the chimes in a Christmas concert. Over and over it came as God wanted to be sure I didn’t miss his answer to my question.
Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” ( John 11:25-26)
Jesus was doing what he did throughout the Gospels, answering my question by asking one of his own. It didn’t take two seconds to answer, “Absolutely!” And that brief conversation, which took place before my head left the pillow, set the tone for today.
Although the enemy of our souls, Satan, would like us to be despondent and despairing with the news of Mary’s cancer recurrence, yesterday she hung a banner over the upsetting news: “Rejoice in the Lord always.” And she plans to do that to the best of her ability.
The piece of God’s Word delivered to me this morning seemed to be God’s stamp of approval on Mary’s determination to handle her crisis his way. As she places her hand in his on each of the days he gives her, the rest of us will do just fine if we follow their lead.
“I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him.” (2 Timothy 1:12)
Praising and Praying with Mary
- I’m thankful for the incredible response of people willing to pray for me, for us, and I sincerely feel it.
- I’m thankful that so far I don’t have new symptoms and feel pretty good.
- Thank you for praying for our family as each one adjusts to the difficult news of the cancer.