There is Hope
January 24, 2010
Most of what you will read in this blog was written in the days of uncertainty just after receiving the news that I had tested positive for melanoma; when I had more questions than answers; when I didn’t know what to expect or even how to respond to the news.
Phone calls are interesting things. There are those calls that bring a sense of instant joy – like when one of my children call. Then there are those calls you dread, the kind that change everything. I had one of those calls yesterday and it has the potential to change my life. Yesterday I heard the words that no one wants to hear; you have cancer. I’m not sure what the future holds for me. I do know that there are many people in this world who are far worse off than I am. I have been blessed.
Since my life has taken this unexpected turn I thought that I would share my journey with you. I’m not sure why; I’m not normally someone who needs to vent their feelings. Maybe now I need to, perhaps there will be a therapeutic value in it for me. However I want it to be more than that. I want to offer something to those of you who are on your own difficult journey. What I want to offer you is hope. I believe that there is hope, both for today and for eternity.
So I begin my journey not knowing where it will take me or what will happen along the way. All I know for certain is that it is a journey of hope. Feel free to travel with me and along the way I pray that your hope will be renewed.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. Psalm 42:5
