One of my best friends was just diagnosed with breast cancer in both breasts. I met her yesterday for lunch and we hugged each other really tight. I am sad. I am scared for her. But I am sure that her Higher Power is holding her hand at this very moment. And I am holding her in my heart. I ask that all of you do the same please. Her name is Kaye. She has been one of my companions on this road of recovery for 35 years.<\/p>\n
We are aging, you and I. And with the advancing years, health challenges occur. I understand this but when it hits close to home, I rebel and I doubt the necessity of the inevitable. My own mother had breast cancer and lost both breasts. She lived nine more years following surgery and died at 89 of an unrelated, though undiagnosed illness. Cancer doesn’t have to kill us. But it generally scares us any way.<\/p>\n
The one constant for all of us is that we have the God of our understanding as our companion. He\/she never leaves our side. We don’t even have to acknowledge the presence<\/em><\/strong> for it to remain. \u00a0That’s the real gift of believing. We can do it poorly, sporadically, or not at all but the presence<\/em><\/strong> remains.<\/p>\n It’s comforting to know that in this world of rapid change, there is one constant. \u00a0Coming to believe in this has helped me myriad times in my past. We all experience uncertainty about relationships, our work, family members, or the many world situations that seem beyond the control of any one; and yet, there is that one constant<\/em><\/strong> that will remain forever more.<\/p>\n How does your reliance on that one constant embolden you? \u00a0Is it giving you peace of mind? \u00a0I realized that with this news from Kaye my world was shaken a bit. \u00a0My peace of mind wavered. \u00a0Perhaps it’s because I lost my friend, Joy, to pancreatic cancer in February. \u00a0I’m not ready to face this situation with another friend who is so dear to me.<\/p>\n God is in the details of her life. \u00a0And mine too. \u00a0This is what I must remember. \u00a0This is what each one of us must remember when in the midst of any experience. \u00a0Most of what we face on a daily basis is less dire than what Kaye is facing today, but the presence<\/strong><\/em> each one of us has at our fingertips is waiting for its “invitation” to be of assistance. \u00a0Seek it now.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of my best friends was just diagnosed with breast cancer in both breasts. I met her yesterday for lunch and we hugged each other really tight. I am sad. I am scared for her. But I am sure that her Higher Power is holding her hand at this very moment. And I am holding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-what-i-believe-you-and-your-higher-power","category-your-experience-strength-and-hope"],"yoast_head":"\n