I'm writing this enjoying the view of our
favourite lake - just a half hour from home. It is a blue-green like that
we've seen in the Caribbean with mountains surrounding it.
At our last gathering, Jordan asked Kim to teach him about perfect love
casting out fear.
Fear kind of waits in the wings for an opportunity and we don't want to
provide the opportunity.
On Wednesday when nausea hit, Jordan asked Kim to pray and the stopped
him before he could say anything. "Wait, I'll go first".
And Kim said he began to praise - thanking God for who He is, what He has
done and what He will do. And then he turned to Kim with a smile and said
"There! The pain is gone".
In the last 3 days his mass is down another .2 centimeter – for a total
of 2.3 cm since Redding. Keep on going down! Now that Jordan can
wear sneakers, he wants to wear his jeans too.
A friend sent us this Psalm recently:
"Our soul waits for the Lord;
He is our help and our shield.
For our heart shall rejoice in Him,
Because we have trusted in His holy name.
Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us,
Just as we hope in You." Psalm 33:20-22
We love the Psalms. They often
start with viewing the circumstances and end with the choice to trust God…even
though sometimes it sounds as with through clenched teeth.
