This is the second week of my affliction. You can read about it in a previous blog. Nothing has really changed. I have refused to read the book of Job during this time, but I caved in and read this...
If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales! It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas— Job 6:2-3
It would be so easy to feel like Job. To feel the weight of my anguish, to let it control me. But I have a lot of hope because I know that it is only temporary. People recover from this thing. In my affliction I am reminded that there are people who don't have the hope that it will get better. I just learned about a friend of mine, a fellow pastor who has been diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gerigs Disease). If you know anything about ALS, there is little or no hope of getting better outside of God's intervention. His misery surely outweighs the sand of the seas. Pray for him, his name is Mark.
You're pretty awesome, Ed. I'll pray for Mark and I will continue to pray for you. Lots of love from us and I know from all around -- and God loves you.
Posted by: Lana | January 14, 2009 at 12:02 AM