Last week when they moved me from ICU to the neuro floor I received a big, beautiful room on the 7th floor overlooking the mountains - it seemed like the penthouse suite and I just loved looking out, day and night. Followed the full moon in all its beauty across the sky one night and never got tired of seeing the mountains. On Saturday morning, 6/25 I'd had a bad night with pain and was up early, sitting in the chair, facing the mountains and I looked up and there was a brilliant rainbow over the western sky as the sun came up. I looked at the clock and it was 6:25 am and I thought, ok, I should remember that. There were showers off and on throughout the day and that evening, at 7:25 pm we looked back toward the eastern sky and there was a brilliant double rainbow as the sun began to set. I got to thinking about my grandchildren and how I had made a card for each of them to help tell them about the bad thing I had behind my eye. They each had a rainbow, and I told them the rainbow is a symbol of God's promises to us. Then I got to thinking about God's promises - I'm not sure how many there are but sometimes I think of them this way; when we give our heart to the Lord and become his child, we become his heir, or receiver of all his gifts and promises. I think of each one of those as a gift-wrapped package with my name on it. Until I take it, unwrap it, accept and make it my own it just sits there looking beautiful but doesn't do me much good at all.
My Mom and sister gave me some book-end promises around my surgery that I wanted to share with you. The first is from Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and courageous, do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." And the second, from the Living Bible, Psalm 94:19 "Lord, when doubts fill my mind and my heart is in turmoil, quiet me and give me renewed hope and cheer." That's where the peace I had going into surgery came from. I challenge you today to find a promise and make it your own.
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