Blessed
January 22, 2008
Psalm 41:1-3, “Blessed is he who has regard for the weak; the Lord delivers him in times of trouble. The Lord will protect him and preserve his life; He will bless them in the land and not surrender him to the desires of his foes. The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him from his bed of illness.”
The day after my first chemotherapy treatment, I was numb and strangely inarticulate. I did not feel like doing anything at all. Like I was at sea, and drifting. After a while, I realized I had one thing I did want to do. I simply sat down, opened my Bible, found the passage above. Eventually I found my quiet place, and penned the following lines on my journal:
Father, thank You for Your faithfulness. I praise You because You are always true to Your promises. You never fail. You are the same yesterday, today, and forever. Your Word, Oh Lord, sustains me.
Oh Lord, You are Awesome, so Great, so full of mercy. You are my Everything, my Source of everlasting Joy.
I am feeling so tired right now, couldn’t understand what’s going on in my body - but Lord, You are in control, and I trust in You. You are my Strength and my Healer. I love You Lord. Amen.
There will always be everything else. But also, there is peace.
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