GOD reads my blog
A good friend and brother of mine learned a couple of months ago that his wife has cancer. The exact name of it escapes me at the moment, but just the word “cancer” has such a certain negative connotation to it that to many it doesn’t matter what type it is…it’s just bad news.
Well, today - in fact in a few moments - his wife will undergo surgery in an attempt to remove the cancer from her body. The good news is that it is not a form of cancer that spreads to other parts of the body so if the doctors can get all of it out, there is a good chance - with additional medical treatment - that it won’t return.
I just prayed for her, him, and their family, but I also wanted to record my supplication here as well. I believe deeply in the power of prayer. I believe that something happens when we diligently seek to connect with The Almighty through the vehicle of communication known as prayer. Even as a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, my recent experiences have emboldened my conviction that prayer is the best thing that family, friends, and loved ones can do in times of sickness, trouble, or chaos.
I record this prayer as a testament to the miraculous power of Almighty God:
Most gracious God, I come before you with great sincerity lifting to you my dear brother, his wife, and family. As you know Lord, she is about to undergo surgery for cancer as I type these words. My prayer Lord is that you intervene in this situation. You know her. You created her. You formed and fashioned her as a gift to her husband, family, and this community. Now Lord, I pray that you heal her body. Heal her body, Lord. Be with the surgeons as they prepare to be used as instruments of divine healing. Clear their minds, steady their hands, calm their souls, and focus their attention on my sister. Strenghten my brother who is now sitting in the waiting area. Prop him up on every leaning side and embolden his faith so that he rests assured that you are well able to do anything, but fail. Be with their children as they have understandable concern for their mother. Show yourself strong to them so that they’ll grow in their ability to rely on you even under troubling circumstances. Have your way, Lord. I’m praying for a good report. I’ll be ever so mindful to give you all the praise, glory, and honor for this and the many other signs of your blessings to your people. In Jesus name I pray, AMEN.
May 20th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
What if nothing happens? What if prayer doesn’t work? What if all religion has to offer fails? When a person dies from a disease, God didn’t like that person? Did they pray to the wrong God? Perhaps in the wrong church? Perhaps they didn’t give enough money for the pastor’s new car…..I mean the church’s new roof. Rubbish.
Doctors heal. Medicine heals. When those fail, you die. God does not heal some and allow others to die. We all die eventually, there is nothing supernatural about who lives and who dies.
Education, logic and rationalism are the best things in times of sickness, trouble and chaos. They may not be as comforting as prayer but they do not deceive nor do they fabricate illusions of control in a world where we have so little control over our moment of existence. If anything the religion controls you.
Do you think that you would be a Christian if it were not the religion you grew up among, the same religion forced upon your ancestors who were kept by Christians as slaves? If left, unmolested, in Africa would your people bow to a savior who is a long-haired White man?
You try to fight against the lies the White Establishment fabricates against you (real or imagined) yet you accept the one White Lie that keeps you bound to them forever.