I woke this morning unrefreshed and too fatigued to read so I went to the couch to watch Christian tv to start my morning time with God. Beth Moore spoke about moving from a home she had been in for many years and remembering........... I've already forgotten the message. Yikes, I really don't remember what it was but the word remember stayed with me. Sorry, Beth.
I remembered how a few short weeks ago we celebrated Easter. We remembered Christ's miraculous birth, inspiring life and ministry, the torturous death He suffered and the glory of His resurrection. For a short period, He was first and foremost in our thoughts as we remembered. Then Easter was over, the baskets and eggs disappeared and we went back to our everyday lives and, somehow, forgot to remember. It shouldn't, but I find that I have to remind myself sometimes to keep Christ first in my life and sometimes I have to work at remembering the miracle that He is. I can call it to mind whenever I want and maybe that remembering is a miracle in itself. I have to know Him, really know Him, to be able to remember that Easter experience over and over and over....and I do.
"Though you have not seen Him, you love Him and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and are filled with an expressible and glorious joy." 1 Peter 1:8
I thank God for the inspiration that the Bible is and the reminders that I get from daily devotionals and from those who share the Word on TV as well as from my own Church. I am so grateful for every source that comes my way every day so that I can remember..............
Precious Lord, Jehovah Rapha,
Forgive me for sometimes letting my remembrance of You slip to the back of my mind. Thank You, Father, for the daily inspirations that You send me through so many sources to remind me that You are my Saviour, You are my Healer, You are my Rescuer in all things and that it is all You, Lord, that makes this journey worthwhile. Even though I haven't seen You and don't see You now, I remember and I believe and I love and honor You.
Thank You, Father, for counting me one of Your children. I love You and bless You.
In Jesus' precious name,
Amen
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Day 351 Unconditional Love
I often hear the phrase "unconditional love" used, especially in reference to the love a parent has for a child. I hear it used in reference to God's love for us, His children. What I don't hear often is the term "unconditional love" used in reference to our love for God.
I was thinking back this morning on my journey which is soon to reach the one year mark. I was first diagnosed on April 23rd of last year and started this journal then. One thing that I know for certain that I have learned through this is an unconditional for God and the Blessed Savior that I serve. I loved Him through the diagnosis. I loved Him through the surgery. I loved Him through the chemotherapy treatments. I loved Him when tests showed that the cancer may have spread. I loved Him when the tests showed that I was free of cancer. I loved Him when tests showed that I did not have a chemo induced hepatitis. I loved Him when I had only enough energy to paint for two or three hours a week. No matter what, I loved Him.
He loved me throughout this journey as well. He loved me when I complained and He loved me when I cried and He loved me when I felt like I couldn't complete treatment and He loved me when I was ready to die because I just couldn't stand being so weak and so sick any longer. No matter what I did, He loved me. And no matter what I went through, I loved Him back. My prayer for my friends and loved ones are that they can be secure in the knowledge that they are loved unconditionally and feel the absolute joy of returning that love ... unconditionally.
Precious Lord, Jehovah Rapha,
Thank You for loving me unconditionally. I am so blessed and so grateful. Sometimes my heart is so full that I feel overwhelmed. You told me recently to "slow down and just love You" and I do. I love You unconditionally, no matter what. I know that I can handle anything with You beside me.
Father, I ask that same joyful feeling reach everyone of Your children today fighting the enemy, cancer. Let them know that in the midst of possibly the worst time of their lives, they can still know the happiness of feeling Your love for them and returning that love in the same way.
Thank You, Father. Thank You. It's all You.
These things I pray in the name of Jesus Christ, the one true Messiah.
Amen
I was thinking back this morning on my journey which is soon to reach the one year mark. I was first diagnosed on April 23rd of last year and started this journal then. One thing that I know for certain that I have learned through this is an unconditional for God and the Blessed Savior that I serve. I loved Him through the diagnosis. I loved Him through the surgery. I loved Him through the chemotherapy treatments. I loved Him when tests showed that the cancer may have spread. I loved Him when the tests showed that I was free of cancer. I loved Him when tests showed that I did not have a chemo induced hepatitis. I loved Him when I had only enough energy to paint for two or three hours a week. No matter what, I loved Him.
He loved me throughout this journey as well. He loved me when I complained and He loved me when I cried and He loved me when I felt like I couldn't complete treatment and He loved me when I was ready to die because I just couldn't stand being so weak and so sick any longer. No matter what I did, He loved me. And no matter what I went through, I loved Him back. My prayer for my friends and loved ones are that they can be secure in the knowledge that they are loved unconditionally and feel the absolute joy of returning that love ... unconditionally.
Precious Lord, Jehovah Rapha,
Thank You for loving me unconditionally. I am so blessed and so grateful. Sometimes my heart is so full that I feel overwhelmed. You told me recently to "slow down and just love You" and I do. I love You unconditionally, no matter what. I know that I can handle anything with You beside me.
Father, I ask that same joyful feeling reach everyone of Your children today fighting the enemy, cancer. Let them know that in the midst of possibly the worst time of their lives, they can still know the happiness of feeling Your love for them and returning that love in the same way.
Thank You, Father. Thank You. It's all You.
These things I pray in the name of Jesus Christ, the one true Messiah.
Amen
Monday, April 8, 2013
Day 350 Who's On First?
"Who's on first?" sounds like I'm referring back to an old comedy skit or talking about an Astro's game. I'm not. One of the devotionals I read this morning reminded me how important it is to go to the Bible first when we are dealing with a situation.....with any situation. I think, in the past, it has always been my tendency to try to handle everything myself. I am a "do it myself" type of person and that can be good and can be not so good. In the past, the Bible has been a last resort and not the first resort. How much I've learned on this journey. I know there is always an answer in the Bible. Whether it's the answer I want might be another thing, but there is an answer there. Whether the Bible is the first resort or the last resort, the answer remains the same so why not just go directly to the source first. Yay. Lesson learned.
I spent a three day weekend on the road with my precious daughter and son-in-law to go to a wedding in Arkansas. It was a great time as we visited with my neice, her husband and her children, one of which will be going on a mission trip this summer to Nicaragua. It's so wonderful to sit down at a table in a restaurant and know that everyone at the table with you loves the Lord as you do. No talk of cancer or chemo. As a matter of fact, I'm not sure the "c" word ever even came up the entire trip. What a relief. I am just so blessed.
On Saturday, my son-in-law and I were talking about the current issue with North Korea and South Korea. I began to wonder about religion in those two countries and opened google to search out what I could find. South Korea has a large Christian following. In North Korea, the political leader is God and the citizens are taught that they have a physical life and a political life and at the end of the physical life, the political life continues. Anyone following a religion that worships anyone or anything other than the leader may be and is often executed publicly and in some truly gruesome ways.
I am so grateful to be able to journal here most days and express my love for God and to share it with others. It's hard to imagine a situation where my life might be threatened for doing that. It is hard to imagine in this day and age that Christians are still being persecuted and murdered as they were as far back as the first century for simply believing in God. We think civilization has come so far since the days of Jesus and His apostles. In reality, in many ways, it has not. How sad.
Precious Lord, Jehovah Rapha,
You are the God who heals. We ask today that as You heal bodies fighting the effects of the enemy, cancer, that You also reach out and heal the hearts and souls of mankind. Help us, Lord, to do whatever it is that we can to help others fighting enemies that are so terrible that we can't even imagine the horrors they are dealing with every day. We know that cancer isn't the only enemy.
Teach us, Father, to turn to You first in every situation. Help us to grow in the knowledge of Your word so that the answer that we are searching for is always right at hand.
Thank You, Lord, for healing us, for teaching us, for loving us. We love You too.
In the name of Jesus Christ, the one true Messiah.
Amen
I spent a three day weekend on the road with my precious daughter and son-in-law to go to a wedding in Arkansas. It was a great time as we visited with my neice, her husband and her children, one of which will be going on a mission trip this summer to Nicaragua. It's so wonderful to sit down at a table in a restaurant and know that everyone at the table with you loves the Lord as you do. No talk of cancer or chemo. As a matter of fact, I'm not sure the "c" word ever even came up the entire trip. What a relief. I am just so blessed.
On Saturday, my son-in-law and I were talking about the current issue with North Korea and South Korea. I began to wonder about religion in those two countries and opened google to search out what I could find. South Korea has a large Christian following. In North Korea, the political leader is God and the citizens are taught that they have a physical life and a political life and at the end of the physical life, the political life continues. Anyone following a religion that worships anyone or anything other than the leader may be and is often executed publicly and in some truly gruesome ways.
I am so grateful to be able to journal here most days and express my love for God and to share it with others. It's hard to imagine a situation where my life might be threatened for doing that. It is hard to imagine in this day and age that Christians are still being persecuted and murdered as they were as far back as the first century for simply believing in God. We think civilization has come so far since the days of Jesus and His apostles. In reality, in many ways, it has not. How sad.
Precious Lord, Jehovah Rapha,
You are the God who heals. We ask today that as You heal bodies fighting the effects of the enemy, cancer, that You also reach out and heal the hearts and souls of mankind. Help us, Lord, to do whatever it is that we can to help others fighting enemies that are so terrible that we can't even imagine the horrors they are dealing with every day. We know that cancer isn't the only enemy.
Teach us, Father, to turn to You first in every situation. Help us to grow in the knowledge of Your word so that the answer that we are searching for is always right at hand.
Thank You, Lord, for healing us, for teaching us, for loving us. We love You too.
In the name of Jesus Christ, the one true Messiah.
Amen
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Day 347 Am I Not Through With Chemo Yet?
So, last week I didn't feel well. I attributed it to allergies even though I had no symptoms other than fatigue. I spent all day Easter Sunday on the couch and then on Monday I was like the little energizer bunny and the same on Tuesday. I did more painting in those two days than probably in the last two months. Yesterday, my energy level started waning around 10am and by 3pm, my day was done. Back to the couch.
Still draggy this morning. I wonder again if it's allergies or if it's the last dregs of chemo still getting out of my system or if I need to do less on "feel good" days. It's a little over three months since my last chemo treatment. The nausea is all gone. The neuropathy, which didn't appear until I was almost done with chemo, is strong and makes doing lots of things with my hands almost impossible but at least I have no pain or burning with it like some....only numbness. No more hair falling out but the hair I lost doesn't seem to be coming back in. I tried to fix my hair last week the way I've worn it for years - over to the right with bangs - and it was pitiful with bare spots showing through. So, back to my slicked back gangster look. The upside is that I can dry it in a minute.
I just didn't feel like study this morning. Thank goodness there is always Christian tv. When I don't have the energy for anything else, I can turn on the tv and just let God's word flow out to me. No exertion on my part. Just lay there and absorb whatever it is that He wants me to hear. I always receive from any of the shows I watch. This morning it was TD Jakes and then Joyce Meyer. Talk about a double whammy!
"Be attentive to my words....for they are life to those who find them and healing to all their flesh."
Proverbs 4:20-22
I'm leaving early in the morning for a long road trip to Arkansas to visit precious family and attend the wedding of my great-nephew. That's a long drive but I'm looking forward to time with my daughter and son-in-law on the way there and back. So, no journaling tomorrow but I'll be back on Monday.
Precious Lord, Jehovah Rapha,
I thank You for the miraculous recovery I've made so far from the side effects of the chemo. Help me to count it as a friend because, through it, You gave me healing from cancer. I thank You for the good days when I feel like studying Your word and the creative energy to work for the two of us. I thank You for the not so good days when I can just listen and hear Your word from others. Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path and I am grateful.
Lord, I know that today so many are enduring the debilitating effects of chemotherapy to rid their body of the enemy, cancer. I ask that You touch each one of them, giving them the strength and endurance to see Your face and feel Your love as they travel this journey. It isn't easy but, in the end, if they will stay the course, they will emerge with a greater faith and love for You. That, after all, is why we are here.
These things I pray, Precious Lord, in the name of Your Son, the one true Messiah, Jesus Christ.
Amen
Still draggy this morning. I wonder again if it's allergies or if it's the last dregs of chemo still getting out of my system or if I need to do less on "feel good" days. It's a little over three months since my last chemo treatment. The nausea is all gone. The neuropathy, which didn't appear until I was almost done with chemo, is strong and makes doing lots of things with my hands almost impossible but at least I have no pain or burning with it like some....only numbness. No more hair falling out but the hair I lost doesn't seem to be coming back in. I tried to fix my hair last week the way I've worn it for years - over to the right with bangs - and it was pitiful with bare spots showing through. So, back to my slicked back gangster look. The upside is that I can dry it in a minute.
I just didn't feel like study this morning. Thank goodness there is always Christian tv. When I don't have the energy for anything else, I can turn on the tv and just let God's word flow out to me. No exertion on my part. Just lay there and absorb whatever it is that He wants me to hear. I always receive from any of the shows I watch. This morning it was TD Jakes and then Joyce Meyer. Talk about a double whammy!
"Be attentive to my words....for they are life to those who find them and healing to all their flesh."
Proverbs 4:20-22
I'm leaving early in the morning for a long road trip to Arkansas to visit precious family and attend the wedding of my great-nephew. That's a long drive but I'm looking forward to time with my daughter and son-in-law on the way there and back. So, no journaling tomorrow but I'll be back on Monday.
Precious Lord, Jehovah Rapha,
I thank You for the miraculous recovery I've made so far from the side effects of the chemo. Help me to count it as a friend because, through it, You gave me healing from cancer. I thank You for the good days when I feel like studying Your word and the creative energy to work for the two of us. I thank You for the not so good days when I can just listen and hear Your word from others. Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path and I am grateful.
Lord, I know that today so many are enduring the debilitating effects of chemotherapy to rid their body of the enemy, cancer. I ask that You touch each one of them, giving them the strength and endurance to see Your face and feel Your love as they travel this journey. It isn't easy but, in the end, if they will stay the course, they will emerge with a greater faith and love for You. That, after all, is why we are here.
These things I pray, Precious Lord, in the name of Your Son, the one true Messiah, Jesus Christ.
Amen
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Day 346 Between Two Worlds
Today I'm talking about food..........again. It is a struggle every day for me to balance what is good for me and what I need to be eating with what tastes really good. Like most everyone, I love sweets, fried things, and rich gravies and sauces. Moderation doesn't seem to exist in my culinary world so I have to work harder than some on making what is good for me nutritionally taste as good as those things that aren't.
I have written often about trying to focus on antiangiogenesis foods. www.eattodefeatcancer.com
They are foods that inhibit the growth of blood vessels that feed cancer cells. That is a simple layman's term for a more complicated theory but it is one that is gaining more and more support all the time.
Last week I was thinking about the Spanish Slaw that Lubys used to serve when they were open here in town. Sadly, they closed years ago but of all the things they served, that one has stayed in my mind. As I try to incorporate more raw veggies into my diet, this seemed like a delicious way to do it. So I went on google and there was the recipe for it. Yummo. I am sharing it with you here with a few changes to make it more AA. Hope you enjoy.
Spanish Slaw
1 medium head of green cabbage, chopped
1 cup thinly sliced dill pickles
1 cup chopped red, green or yellow peppers
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped carrots
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup sliced green onions
*Any other veggies that you enjoy such as broccoli, cauliflower, jicama, zucchini
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup dill pickle juice
1/4 cup vinegar
1 individual packet of stevia
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
Combine all ingredients from water through pepper and pour over mixed veggies. Refrigerate for at least two hours, stirring often. The longer this sits, the better it is. If you like your slaw a little sweeter, add a second packet of stevia.
Precious Lord, Jehovah Rapha,
I thank You today for the wonderful foods You have given us to nourish our bodies and I thank You for the constantly increasing knowledge of healing that comes eating those foods, especially in their natural state.
Father, I ask that You bless those foods to the healing and nourishment of our bodies as we honor the gift from You that our bodies are by giving them the care that they deserve.
Thank You Father for all You do for us every minute of every day.
In humble gratitude and in the name of the one true Messiah, Jesus Christ.
Amen
I have written often about trying to focus on antiangiogenesis foods. www.eattodefeatcancer.com
They are foods that inhibit the growth of blood vessels that feed cancer cells. That is a simple layman's term for a more complicated theory but it is one that is gaining more and more support all the time.
Last week I was thinking about the Spanish Slaw that Lubys used to serve when they were open here in town. Sadly, they closed years ago but of all the things they served, that one has stayed in my mind. As I try to incorporate more raw veggies into my diet, this seemed like a delicious way to do it. So I went on google and there was the recipe for it. Yummo. I am sharing it with you here with a few changes to make it more AA. Hope you enjoy.
Spanish Slaw
1 medium head of green cabbage, chopped
1 cup thinly sliced dill pickles
1 cup chopped red, green or yellow peppers
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped carrots
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup sliced green onions
*Any other veggies that you enjoy such as broccoli, cauliflower, jicama, zucchini
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup dill pickle juice
1/4 cup vinegar
1 individual packet of stevia
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
Combine all ingredients from water through pepper and pour over mixed veggies. Refrigerate for at least two hours, stirring often. The longer this sits, the better it is. If you like your slaw a little sweeter, add a second packet of stevia.
Precious Lord, Jehovah Rapha,
I thank You today for the wonderful foods You have given us to nourish our bodies and I thank You for the constantly increasing knowledge of healing that comes eating those foods, especially in their natural state.
Father, I ask that You bless those foods to the healing and nourishment of our bodies as we honor the gift from You that our bodies are by giving them the care that they deserve.
Thank You Father for all You do for us every minute of every day.
In humble gratitude and in the name of the one true Messiah, Jesus Christ.
Amen
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Day 345 Why Me?
No, I'm not wondering why I had cancer. I'm wondering why I was healed of cancer when other people are not so fortunate. When I was reading yesterday, I read about a young man named Eutychus that fell asleep while Paul was preaching and fell from a third story window and died. Paul went out, laid down on top of him and brought him back to life. But then this morning I read at the end of Paul's second letter to Timothy that "I left Trophimus sick in Miletus." Why didn't Paul just heal him too so he could have traveled with Paul? He could have. Was he selective in whom he healed?
So, is my healing solely from God? If it were, then that would mean that He heals selectively and I don't believe that. Is my faith greater than others that I was healed and they aren't? I don't think so. Is it because I have tried harder than others to do whatever I can to be healed? Maybe. I think He has given each of us a share in the responsibility of the healing, whether it be by faith, belief, or other avenues.
Years ago, Dr. Bernie Siegel wrote about supernatural and miraculous healings he had witnessed among cancer patients he had treated. He said that some patients want more than anything and will do anything to be healed. Some patients only want to be healed if medicine can heal them so that they don't have to exert much effort on their own and some actually on some level don't want to be healed at all. I, for one, wanted that healing. Mine did not come through a supernatural stroke of God's hand even though many are healed that way but through a long and arduous series of treatments inspired by God and developed by man. On top of that, I have worked hard to study and discern everything that I can about what I might do to help myself in the healing. And I have worked hard to put into practice the information that I've discovered.
I wonder now if I had been healed instantly, supernaturally, would I have learned all I've learned? Would I have drawn as close to God as I have? Would I have studied and developed a new understanding and love for the Savior who gave His all for me? Or would I have simply been grateful and then returned to the way I was before the diagnosis? Who knows? What I do know is that I am at the best place in my life that I could ever imagine. I'm not rich. I'm not perfectly healthy. I'm not young. And it doesn't matter because my life is blessed every day in every way. What a great and loving God I serve.
Precious Lord, Jehovah Rapha,
There is so much I don't understand and that is okay. I know that You will reveal to me whatever it is I need to know when the time is right. I thank You for my healing that I know is from You, even though it came through the medicines of man. You are the Great Physician and I give You all the praise, honor and glory. I thank You for this journey of discovery that You have placed me on. I will continue to move forward, never looking back with regret as I know that only Your good is in my future. I love You, Father. I love You.
Please let Your healing spirit be revealed in Your daughter, Jo, as she goes for a scan today. Let it reveal that Your healing was complete and that she never has to face the enemy again.
These things I ask in the name of the risen Christ, Jesus.
Amen
So, is my healing solely from God? If it were, then that would mean that He heals selectively and I don't believe that. Is my faith greater than others that I was healed and they aren't? I don't think so. Is it because I have tried harder than others to do whatever I can to be healed? Maybe. I think He has given each of us a share in the responsibility of the healing, whether it be by faith, belief, or other avenues.
Years ago, Dr. Bernie Siegel wrote about supernatural and miraculous healings he had witnessed among cancer patients he had treated. He said that some patients want more than anything and will do anything to be healed. Some patients only want to be healed if medicine can heal them so that they don't have to exert much effort on their own and some actually on some level don't want to be healed at all. I, for one, wanted that healing. Mine did not come through a supernatural stroke of God's hand even though many are healed that way but through a long and arduous series of treatments inspired by God and developed by man. On top of that, I have worked hard to study and discern everything that I can about what I might do to help myself in the healing. And I have worked hard to put into practice the information that I've discovered.
I wonder now if I had been healed instantly, supernaturally, would I have learned all I've learned? Would I have drawn as close to God as I have? Would I have studied and developed a new understanding and love for the Savior who gave His all for me? Or would I have simply been grateful and then returned to the way I was before the diagnosis? Who knows? What I do know is that I am at the best place in my life that I could ever imagine. I'm not rich. I'm not perfectly healthy. I'm not young. And it doesn't matter because my life is blessed every day in every way. What a great and loving God I serve.
Precious Lord, Jehovah Rapha,
There is so much I don't understand and that is okay. I know that You will reveal to me whatever it is I need to know when the time is right. I thank You for my healing that I know is from You, even though it came through the medicines of man. You are the Great Physician and I give You all the praise, honor and glory. I thank You for this journey of discovery that You have placed me on. I will continue to move forward, never looking back with regret as I know that only Your good is in my future. I love You, Father. I love You.
Please let Your healing spirit be revealed in Your daughter, Jo, as she goes for a scan today. Let it reveal that Your healing was complete and that she never has to face the enemy again.
These things I ask in the name of the risen Christ, Jesus.
Amen
Monday, April 1, 2013
Day 344 A New Beginning
I'm not sure why I chose this for the title of today's post except that I am feeling like today is a new beginning. Fortunately, I have had many of them and look forward to many more.
After the storm that blew through here last evening, the sun is shining and birds are singing and everything seems to feel fresh and new. I have not been feeling well the past week and I think it is allergies but today, I feel fresh and renewed. House cleaning which I always put off as long as possible was done over the weekend and my home feels fresh and new. Today is the first day of a new month and everything just feels fresh and new.
I shipped a painting to my gallery in San Antonio on Thursday that I titled New Beginning. I often use that phrase to describe the horizon that is so prevalent in most of my paintings. The horizon itself to me always represents hope and a new beginning. www.texasgalgallery.com
Last night I watched the final episode of The Bible on TV. I wondered how Jesus felt after His resurrection. He must have felt relief that the worst part of His earthly life was behind Him, that He would be returning soon to His Father and that it all represented a new beginning for Him too.
It just makes me feel like taking a deep breath, feeling the excitement of starting over with a new day, a new life almost and a determination to be the best that I can be today for my God, and just sinking into the peace and joy of His love that is surrounding me. How awesome it would be if I could start every day with that feeling of excitement of a new beginning. May it be so.
Precious Lord, Jehovah Rapha,
I thank You for this feeling today of a New Beginning. It is all from You, Father. I leave the worries of cancer behind me today. It is a new beginning of being the best I can be, of living the life You want for me, of being kind and loving and creative and excited and just looking forward to the good that You have in store for me.
Bless each of my friends out there today dealing with cancer and fill them with the joy and happiness that this new day, this new beginning has in store for them.
These things I pray in the name of the risen Christ, Jesus.
Amen
After the storm that blew through here last evening, the sun is shining and birds are singing and everything seems to feel fresh and new. I have not been feeling well the past week and I think it is allergies but today, I feel fresh and renewed. House cleaning which I always put off as long as possible was done over the weekend and my home feels fresh and new. Today is the first day of a new month and everything just feels fresh and new.
I shipped a painting to my gallery in San Antonio on Thursday that I titled New Beginning. I often use that phrase to describe the horizon that is so prevalent in most of my paintings. The horizon itself to me always represents hope and a new beginning. www.texasgalgallery.com
Last night I watched the final episode of The Bible on TV. I wondered how Jesus felt after His resurrection. He must have felt relief that the worst part of His earthly life was behind Him, that He would be returning soon to His Father and that it all represented a new beginning for Him too.
It just makes me feel like taking a deep breath, feeling the excitement of starting over with a new day, a new life almost and a determination to be the best that I can be today for my God, and just sinking into the peace and joy of His love that is surrounding me. How awesome it would be if I could start every day with that feeling of excitement of a new beginning. May it be so.
Precious Lord, Jehovah Rapha,
I thank You for this feeling today of a New Beginning. It is all from You, Father. I leave the worries of cancer behind me today. It is a new beginning of being the best I can be, of living the life You want for me, of being kind and loving and creative and excited and just looking forward to the good that You have in store for me.
Bless each of my friends out there today dealing with cancer and fill them with the joy and happiness that this new day, this new beginning has in store for them.
These things I pray in the name of the risen Christ, Jesus.
Amen
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