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Praying for a miracle…
I mentioned last week that my neighbor Mike had fallen and was in the hospital. He had a severe brain bleed and was unresponsive for several days in the hospital. I learned yesterday that there has been no improvement. They’ve moved him to another hospital and are putting him on an IV that is more suitable for people under long term care. His nephew spoke with the doctor and they’ve now started to talk about palliative care, which, if you’ve ever had to talk about this sort of thing, you know is typically the step they take before they move someone to hospice. In other words, it’s not good.
Mike’s family will now have to make some decisions about when to move him to the palliative care and what comes after that. But quite frankly, I’m praying they never have to make those decisions. I’m praying for a miracle. And I believe wholeheartedly that God can bring one. The best thing I can do is pray, and that’s what I’ve been doing since I got this news last week.
Honestly, none of it seems real. It seems like I’ll go outside tomorrow and hear Mike yelling “hey neighbor” from the top of the stairs. It seems like his car will leave at some point and then return. It seems like I’ll hear the faint sound of music coming from his place. But none of that is happening and without that miracle it never will again.
It’s impossible to understand why things like this happen, and even though I know very well that God has a plan I can’t begin to fathom what it is. Why this man? Why now? I’ll never know these answers, at least not while I’m on this earth, but I have to trust that there is a divine plan. Without that faith, well, I would be wallowing in a ball of sadness. Without that faith I wouldn’t even know to pray for the miracle.
But that’s what I’m doing, and for those of you that pray (and I know there are lot of you out there), I ask that you do the same. Pray for comfort for Mike’s family. Pray for the doctors. But above all, pray for the miracle.
“Well no matter who you are and no matter what you've done
There will come a time when you can't make it on your own
And in your hour of desperation
Know you're not the only one, praying
Lord above, I need a miracle”Third Day
I truly believe in miracles. I’m a miracle. You see I’ve been in palliative care for a year now. I have terminal cancer but my faith in the lord God has kept me from strong and positive. I feel great and it looks like I’ll be here for awhile. Woohoo! Praise God! Keep the faith! There’s a reason for everything!
I'm sorry to hear about your friend. He is in my prayers.