With life’s twists and turns there is only one constant  as my mom and dad would say and that is God.

During my prayer time today I came by this scripture reading  and it gives me so much comfort.

No matter  what has been going on in our lives or whatever may befall us we have God’s word that is his promise to us all. We need to love him with all of hearts and to give him his thanks and our concerns.

I had the honor today of speaking to a new friend Brian from Ohio who is also living his life as a Glio brain cancer just as I have/had. I am always so grateful to talk to such wonderful people. He and his wife Mary are rooted in their faith. Our daughters are friends hense our meeting. Anyone who knows me knows that I absolutely believe in the scripture Psalm#139. Where God has predestined our meeting in this life. Brian and I spoke for a bit about our specific case details. I was able to discuss the medications including the experimental one that I had used.

From that point my wife, my daughter and I went to visit with Paul and his family at the hospice center. When we arrived Paul had family and a number of fire fighters in his room watching the Pats game . I did not want to disturb them, that’s for sure. Paul was in bed and was very much at peace. I announced to the men  who we were and they couldn’t have been any nicer. I told them that we were there to pray with Paul and Linda and deliver the Holy Eucharist. We then left the room . One very beautiful thing that I will always remember is that all in Pauls room participated in our prayers for Paul and his entire family. You can bet that Heaven was thrilled with what happening in that room. That’s a miracle as well as Gods love for us and ours for each other.

Life is so beautiful, people are beautiful. I wish there was no cancer and that Paul, Brian,myself and so many others afflicted with cancer were just living our lives as friends having fun times rather than having our friends struggling.

But, the other side to that statement is that I feel blessed to be meeting people who I can help and that also are helping me through my life’s journey.

I am finding a beautiful common  denominator. Despite  our lives  struggles and illnesses for the most part we stay pleasant and caring to others needs.

 

In each cases that I have mentioned we were all glad that we were the ones who would be afflicted by this disease cancer and that our spouse’s and children were not the victims. Thats was a blessing to us. Amen.