“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed....The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love....He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;...As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust....But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children, to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments. The Lord has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all....Bless the Lord, all his hosts, his ministers, who do his will! Bless the Lord, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul!”
Psalm 103:1-6, 8, 10-11, 13-14, 17-19, 21-22
In our family, Psalm 103 has been the “birthday psalm” & as we celebrate the birthday of Jesus, our Lord & Savior, I’m encouraged by all the proclamations of the greatness of our God & reminded to bless (attest to & attribute the goodness of who He is to Him) Him for it! He has healed my sinful soul & redeemed me for eternity. He can heal me of this temporal disease plaguing my earthly body but regardless of the outcome, I know He will ultimately heal my broken body & sinful soul, preparing a new perfect body to be enjoyed in perfect eternity with Him!...& He will be with me every moment of every day until it’s ready & He does.
A quick update...
Had a few appointments to get ready for radiation (along with a slew of other appointments scattered throughout the month to keep tabs on my status & progress...it’s like a part-time job I don’t get paid for😅). It’s set to begin the first week of the new year. Again I’m so thankful for Dr. Young, my competent, caring radiation oncologist, who with over 20 years of experience allowed me get all set up & mapped out this month but wait to start until after the holidays so we could first go & enjoy them with dear family & friends (“not ideal but ok”). I’m thankful too for the brand new, beautiful Leonard Cancer Center that opened a couple miles from our house this year (a positive for 2020!!) with all its state of the art technology & equipment as they set up to precisely radiate a very specific part of my body. It’s so weird to think that they’re using something that has the potential of causing cancer to treat & eradicate it. Such a fine balance. With all these diagnostic & treatment plans, it can feel like robbing Peter to pay Paul, trusting the benefit outweighs the risk. As thankful as I am for all my great, knowledgeable doctors, marvelous medicine, terrific technology & excellent equipment, I’m infinity more grateful to know who’s care I’m ultimately under- the capable, caring hands of my Creator, the Great Physician!
My first visit they took a mold of me in the exact position I’d be in for every session & did a CT of the affected area so the doctor could devise a “radiation roadmap.” Once that was done, I came back in for a “dry run” testing out that map before “turning on the motor” & letting the “rubber hit the road.” They put permanent marker covered with plastic tape to temporarily mark out the “road” as well as 5 tattooed dots to permanently map it. I’m ready to rock ‘n roll...I think🥺 what I know is that I will tell my soul to bless the Lord through it all because He is good, He is with me & His steadfast love endures forever!
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