Beyond the Joy of Healing
Today, I'll share a devotional I just submitted to Thrive, a ministry serving women who are mistering globally. It will be a while before they publish it on their website. The topic is healing, and I was able to reflect back on my husband's cancer journey. Sometimes bad news (whether near or far) comes knocking, erupting any calm you previously enjoyed. In the case of a troubling health diagnosis, there are often ongoing waiting periods for testing and treatment procedures. Uncertainty swirls through the air and it’s hard to breathe in peace. We don’t know if healing will come this side of eternity. We wait and hope, then wait some more, trying to hang on and go about our lives as best we can. Physical healing is the one petition we fervently set at the forefront of our prayers once the knowledge of bad news has arrived at our doorstep. That is a good thing. God, in His goodness, knows but is also interested in our sanctification through every step
