As I sit at my desk here at First United Presbyterian Church of Queens Village, NY early Sunday Morning the church is quiet. I like this time on Sunday the most.
There is something about being still with God that brings we great comfort and peace. I need that peace some times, don't you? Today for instance I awoke to a scale that read 153.9 (which means I have now lost 100.1 pounds since starting this journey). God keeps challenging me with this disease. Can I stay positive in the face of devastating physical and emotional stressors? Can I be a leader in the image of Christ while my world is falling apart around me? Can I follow His spiritual lead when my physical body is giving up on me?
As the bells toll for mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in the background I wonder what the answers to these questions will be. I can promise you this...I will fight! I will fight to keep teaching, no matter how much my bones hurt. I will fight to maintain a positive outlook even if ECD takes away my ability to walk. I will fight to follow Christ wherever He may lead me.
If I must go I tell you this, I will not go gently! I will not quietly fade away! I will fight!
There is something about being still with God that brings we great comfort and peace. I need that peace some times, don't you? Today for instance I awoke to a scale that read 153.9 (which means I have now lost 100.1 pounds since starting this journey). God keeps challenging me with this disease. Can I stay positive in the face of devastating physical and emotional stressors? Can I be a leader in the image of Christ while my world is falling apart around me? Can I follow His spiritual lead when my physical body is giving up on me?
As the bells toll for mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in the background I wonder what the answers to these questions will be. I can promise you this...I will fight! I will fight to keep teaching, no matter how much my bones hurt. I will fight to maintain a positive outlook even if ECD takes away my ability to walk. I will fight to follow Christ wherever He may lead me.
If I must go I tell you this, I will not go gently! I will not quietly fade away! I will fight!
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