God... and medical miracles

A friend of mine has survived pancreatic cancer for over 8 years... he's now in the hospital fighting renal failure. While in the hospital he's contracted two really horrible infections. He's fighting for his life... again.

Another friend recently discovered a growth that's turned out to be possible ovarian cancer- she's waiting for surgery... anxiously waiting... as her husband, children, family and friends lift her up for healing.

The little movie at the top of this blog is a representation of a surgery another good friend had just a few weeks ago. She's a long time running partner, a marathoner, an Ironman... who had to cut almost every kind of work from her life as they've done one surgery after the other hoping to address the multiple problems she's faced in her spine.

Reading over this, it occurs to me- stinks to be my friend! Look what these really good people are having to endure... and so I pray. I pray for healing. That Christ, our Great Physician, would move in the areas they need it most, that He gives all the care givers concerned: wisdom, compassion and insight beyond their own abilities, and that He comfort the hearts and fears of my friends and their families.

God's in charge of the miracles that surround us. Sometimes, He uses doctors who refuse to quit until they find a way to ease the pain. Never ceases to amaze me how they handle the human body. Sometimes He uses family who come along side us in love. He always moves with His Spirit- sending strength we never thought we had -to help us make it through the challenging seasons we confront.

What season's of healing are you, your friends and family facing today? You don't need to know the inner workings of all that's happened to help them or to be healed. You only need to know The Father- He knows our name... He knows our deepest need... He's God and He's ready to move with miracles that will amaze us all. Our part is to ask, to trust, to love... and to never give up.

Today I'm praying for a friend recovering from back surgery, another who waits for surgery- uncertain of her future and one more who's fighting for his life in a hospital bed... so very sick. Join me in praying for their healing.

If you have someone you'd like me to pray for- email me, or better yet, put the request in as a comment and we'll build a fellowship of healing prayer that invites Jesus to move in us all.

May He richly bless those we love today. He's too Good.

blessings,

Eric