Greetings to all those who have prayed and expressed concern. Here is the latest word on our cancer journey. A lot has happened since my last update. All of the surgery elements were done and the prognosis was that there could be some recovery of sight over the next six months to a year – if things went as planned. Today we went to Dr. M’s Cary office and he indicated that the retina is reattached. I can read the top line of the eye chart – which may not sound like much. Dr. M. indicated that this was encouraging and that since there was some sight, there could be more improvement – though no promises of anywhere near perfect restoration.
Last week was a hard week with lots of time taken to recover. Both Susan and I felt a great load lifted as we got this news and that our next appointment is 4 weeks away. Also, I asked Dr. M. about additional surgery to restore the natural eye fluid (I have a temporary synthetic fluid in now). He said that would be “months away.” Our journey has been one medical issue after another, it seems. This provides us with some time to relax. There is one other item on the horizon this coming week. That is my 6 month chest x-ray and a liver scan to check for cancer on the loose. Please pray for us as we wait on word from that.
On the spiritual side of things, we didn’t know this morning what news we would face, good or bad. God spoke to my heart in preparation for today from Psalm 44:4 from the ESV.
“You are my King, O God; ordain salvation for Jacob.”
What I observed is that God as King is “ruler over all;” the One who ordains is “sovereign in ordering the events of life;” and the One who ordains salvation does so in this context as “an intervention in life.” As I prayed over these ideas a simple thought came to me. I don’t mean it to sound trite, it’s just what came to my mind. “This moment is brought to you by God, ruler, sovereign, Savior over all.” When it first came to mind it was a focus on the brief quiet moment I had before we rushed off to make our appointment. As we drove, I drew on this - that I had those moments before the uncertainty of my newest diagnosis. God the ruler, sovereign, Savior ordained His intervention (salvation) today.
So, I’m resting and relieved tonight, but will need this again on Wednesday/Thursday to wait on the word from the scans. Remember, our moments, easy or hard are brought to us by God, ruler, sovereign, Savior. Keep us in your prayers.
