Poem of thanks

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I promised God that I'd write something for Him after Easter in thanks for His looking after me.  I hadn't been able to write anything since the start of treatment last year but now I'm near the end of it I felt I could try again.  I hope this will be of some interest and comfort.

WITH LOVE

Made in fulfilment of a vow

How shall I thank you, Lord,

for Your care of me

Through those long and heavy months

while illness clung to me.

Its bite held fast but Your

sustaining love opened its jaws,

Took the pincers from me

and its waving threat.

You gave me life and breathed it

every day through sleep and sleeplessness

Into my heart and mind

giving me calm and strength.

Your gift prevailed against the dark.

Your light led me forward and on.

I am Your battered creation

and You will make me whole.

AngelaG, with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit

13th April 2024

  • Hi  ……. this is great.

    You may want to listen to this song as it was often the backing track of my journey.

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e02UNZRsdSQ

    ((hugs))

    Mike (Thehighlander)

    It always seems impossible until its done - Nelson Mandela

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  • Wow that is a beautiful poem and thank you so much for sharing. Thank you for reminding me be thankful I am still here.

  • Thank you so much for sharing this song. Indeed God is faithful. 

    I can never find this thread  until someone posts something I don’t know why that is. If anyone knows how I can get to it that will be great.

  • Hi  ….. there were a few changes to the community late last  years and this unfortunately removed a few quick links from our homepage ‘my groups’

    When you hit your community name you should see all the groups you have joined but there are a few that don’t show up…… this group doing one.

    I continue to push the Mac team to fix this.

    But if you go to the ‘Forums’ tab near the top then select the ‘Cancer Experience Forums’ tab you will find this group on that list or save the link below

    Religion, spirituality and prayer forum

    Always around to chat.

    Mike (Thehighlander)

    It always seems impossible until its done - Nelson Mandela

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  • Hi Mike

    i still struggle to find my way back on this group……but managed today and felt appropriate with the title of the thread.

    my husband today got his latest scan results and he is still NED….3 years since chemo, 3 years October since surgery…..lots of scary times and calls to say he was very sick and maybe to put DNR on his file….er no…..I/ we have prayed kept the faith and we know the lord will decide….so we add our own thanks to the thread.. xx

  • Good to hear from you  and great to hear about your husband…… Yes there us often a push fir DNR to be out on recorded but no, just no.

    Mike (Thehighlander)

    It always seems impossible until its done - Nelson Mandela

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