Mornings could be the best part of the day: coffee, sunrise (Well, OK....every now and then!), mist on the lake, crisp air. The entire day awaits like an unwrapped package. Particularly sweet is a new day that follows a difficult night; the returning sun bears new promises while diminishing yesterday's shadows. Since beginning treatment on Monday, each morning has arrived with both promises and several hours of feeling GOOD! Granted, the afternoon & evenings progress with the effects of the infusion: something similar to the movie, "Groundhog Day," as the "flu" repeats itself each day! However, the gift of those earlier fine hours is significant! Luke said, "A new day will dawn on us from above because our God is loving and merciful." (1:78) The truth of that is simple, yet vast.......the sun WILL rise and bring with it all the ways God reveals His love and mercy towards us. I've seen it vividly each day: from the savored morning hours, well into the "Groundhog" time returning with its shadows. Elaborate kindnesses shrink those shadows: bouquets of brilliant flowers, dressing our doorstep, delightful meals, prepared, delivered, welcoming our return from Brevard, drivers who convert the daily trek into a pleasant treat, lively cards and messages, lovely surprises. All communicating love and mercy, as well as compassion and care. They join new found mercies: the angels concealed in nurse's uniforms tending each patient's needs, the anti-nausea meds, the sleep meds, the cozy blankets delivered warm from the "oven." (Your body's thermostat is NOT to be trusted in the treatment center!!)
"A new day will dawn on us from above...." .the vastness of the message lies in the greater truth: Christ Himself guarantees His arrival with the dawn, bringing His own Light to shine into the shadows.....erasing them, carrying them, or leading us through them.
I am grateful to so many who are modifying FULL days into GOOD days.....from morning until evening.......as your prayers, kindnesses, and Love usher in that very Light!!
I hope to see you one morning soon!
God bless!
We are begin reminded ALL DAY to pray for you. Woke up this morning with y'all being my first thought. God has told us that our prayers matter, and He's faithfully reminding us to hedge y'all about in prayer. I say "y'all" because ALL of you--family and servant friends who have the privilege of hands-on-help--need prayer to do all God is asking. It's an amazing process: God allows the circumstances, provides the necessary ministers for the circumstances, and calls His own to pray for all of the above to give the encouragement needed. It's a privilege to be in prayer for all of you.
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