I know no adult who has not met a cancer patient at least
indirectly. In today’s society, we hear
resounding conversations about the multitudes of people who are dealing with
cancer.
Our passenger is easy to detect—she is the one with the cute,
colorful head wrap. While she appears to
be quiet, inside there is a roar of confusion, worry, exhaustion, and shifting
faith. As I work on my own faith, I sometimes
wonder if you can store up a surplus for when these tragic times hit. Many times, God is using these patients to
teach us about trust and faith at their deepest level. We recognize the challenges for the patient
and those who love and care for the patient.
Much public interest focuses on cures and prevention of cancer
and rightly so. But there is often a
neglected emphasis on the inner healing that can have a powerful impact. The ancient Buddhist saying that “when the
student is ready, the teacher will appear” I believe might play a role in the
spiritual journey of someone who is handling severe unwanted illness.
As we encounter those who are suffering through cancer
treatments, we have the power to do some gift-giving. One is in the form of daily prayer for the
medical healing to be successful. The
other is to find a way to connect the person to a book or some form of media
that will help that person to build up their belief and faith. There is much that has been written to be
testimony for those who are seeking inner peace and strength. Our passenger, like all of us, has inner
healing that needs to be fortified for the challenges that recovery
present. She chose to come on this trip
to find that healing. The Driver has a
special evening set aside for a message on Hope, but the message goes beyond
Passenger #12.
Guiding
Questions for comments: (Feel free to share anything of comfort each day)
1.
What
part does inner healing play when one is facing recovery from any catastrophe
in life? It might be interesting to do
an internet research on the power of inner healing.
2.
Do
you or someone you know need to hear the Driver’s message on Hope? Reflect on what that message might
include----hope for what? Would it be
hope for endurance, hope for healing, hope to see your child graduate, hope to
walk again……………
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