I had been reading and talking to Him, and got up to get some breakfast and a shower...when I got to the kitchen door, the sun was streaming through my window. I went to my outside door which faces east...and just stood in the open door and basked in the brilliance. The sun was up and hit me straight in the eyes. THANKS...for the sun. THANKS...for a new day. THANKS...for strength for today. And then I felt like a "clutch" on my heart.
My dear friend, Cheryl, who went to Japan with her husband and family the same year we went to Thailand, is fighting for her life. Like our mutual friend, Susan, Cheryl's cancer seems to be winning. I wept for her today, for her immediate family, for her extended family --- and for her world-wide family. Cheryl is a gifted writer, and has put the testimonies of people from all over the world in book form. She loves so many, many of us across the globe.
As I stood in doorway and felt the sun on my face, I told Him, "It's too soon! She has too much to do...more words to say...more books to write...more people's lives to touch." I straightened my back, and lifted my head a little, and thought about Job 19...I know that my Redeemer lives. I pray for the people I know Cheryl was praying for, that they will also know that truth through her life here or there. THANKS, Lord, for Cheryl.
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