Jump!
All of us who are parents have watched our children climbing on monkey bars. You get up close, hold out your arms and tell them to jump. And jump they do because you have proven yourself to be their trustworthy and strong protector.
It reminds me of an incident in the middle of the night on the sea of Galilee. A storm comes up and catches the disciples in a small boat. The figure of a man appears in the distance. Is it possible? Is he walking on the water? Is it a ghost? Matthew tells us that fear gripped them.
But Peter!..........Don't you love those words!
"Lord, if it is you, bid me to come."
"Come!"
You know the rest of the story.
The same Jesus who bid Peter to defy the laws of buoyancy bids us today to come.
Get up every morning ready to fight the good fight. Pray without ceasing. Phone calls, e-mails, commutes to LA, being sensitive to Chris and his recent back surgury, diet changes, dealing with three small boys, doctors, tests, chemotherapy, high priced hotels, questions and decisions. Am I at the right hospital? Would Sloan Kettering be better? How about UCSD? Are they really sure about the diagnosis?
The questions are endless. The answers are few. The frustrations can be overwhelming. Where can we turn for answers?
Dear Saints of God Most High. Age to age the truth never changes. I will lift up my eyes to hills. From whence cometh my help? My help comes the Lord of Glory who created Heaven and Earth.
Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His wonderful face. And the things of Earth will grow strangely dim. In the light of His glory and grace.
Posted by Richard Sloan (Val's dad)
It reminds me of an incident in the middle of the night on the sea of Galilee. A storm comes up and catches the disciples in a small boat. The figure of a man appears in the distance. Is it possible? Is he walking on the water? Is it a ghost? Matthew tells us that fear gripped them.
But Peter!..........Don't you love those words!
"Lord, if it is you, bid me to come."
"Come!"
You know the rest of the story.
The same Jesus who bid Peter to defy the laws of buoyancy bids us today to come.
Get up every morning ready to fight the good fight. Pray without ceasing. Phone calls, e-mails, commutes to LA, being sensitive to Chris and his recent back surgury, diet changes, dealing with three small boys, doctors, tests, chemotherapy, high priced hotels, questions and decisions. Am I at the right hospital? Would Sloan Kettering be better? How about UCSD? Are they really sure about the diagnosis?
The questions are endless. The answers are few. The frustrations can be overwhelming. Where can we turn for answers?
Dear Saints of God Most High. Age to age the truth never changes. I will lift up my eyes to hills. From whence cometh my help? My help comes the Lord of Glory who created Heaven and Earth.
Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His wonderful face. And the things of Earth will grow strangely dim. In the light of His glory and grace.
Posted by Richard Sloan (Val's dad)
posted by McCrea Family at 9:03 PM
1 Comments:
Dear Valerie,
"Give attention to my words; incline your ear to my saying. Do not let them depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them and health to all their flesh." Prov 4:20-23
"Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4
I'm glad you have your second biopsy behind you now and will pray you can rest this weekend before your next chemo treatment. When I pray for you I picture you as the strong and healthy woman you have always been, out jogging in the sunshine or playing with your three boys. Praying God will completely restore you.
All your family is following the blog and praying for you constantly.
Love and prayers from Michigan,
Aunt Judy and family
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