Dear shalom,Tom, grampa, and all :
I remember the day you mentioned. I went back and found this post.
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shalom: Several years ago I was devastated about a next door neighbor that died of cancer. She also left children; Willie, Mary, and Molly, and her husband. Every week I would go up to their house and we would all pray , read the bible, anoint Leah with oil; I just knew that God would heal her. When He did not ( Leah died very quickly just like TONY ) I quit going to church for a month , I was sick, ill, depressed. I could not believe it. God had given me a dream that interpreted would lead to the conclusion that Leah would not make it; but I still forged ahead believing with all my heart.
Then one day, an old pentecostal woman came by to say hello; she was on in years. She said; the Lord wanted me to tell you this: She went on. She said. When you pray so hard for something that is not meant to be; just like an extremely ill person; if the Lord does not wish to heal them he will take them on more quickly than if no one had been praying for them; in other words, God will speed up the eventual outcome. I believe God does this because of His infinite wisdom, and mercy. After hearing all the prayers over and over He cuts the person's time short because of His love and mercy. He does not want to see the person continue to suffer.
Shalom, I will be honest with you. I do not understand this, but this woman told me she has seen it happen a hundred times or more. My heart goes out to you, your sister, the children. I myself am devastated by this loss, again, just as I was devastated by Leah. I cannot add to that.
But last night I took a 22 mile ride on bikes with Steve my friend that beat leukemia. He was not in as good shape as I was and he was hurting, I asked Steve if he would like to rest. He said no, "go on" I'll make it. He said it has'nt been that long my wife and I were in that hospital room crying and praying. I was bleeding out of my eyes, my ears, my nose, the doctors wanted to give me morphine. He said he refused. I asked him why ? He said, I knew Greg as long as I felt pain I was OK. But he said look what the Lord has done for me now. The pain I feel right now is nothing compared to that pain I felt when I had leukemia, so he said, keep going, I'll make it.
So shalom, I know you feel pain right now, I do too; but lets keep going , we will make it too.All of us will.In Christ.gregor |
