Monday, October 20, 2003
LACK OF POSTS
I know, I know -- I haven’t blogged as regularly as I promised! I have wanted to post a couple of times a week. Or at the very least, weekly. Now it has been almost two weeks. I also realize that I have stated that I don’t want to blog so much about myself. This isn’t a journal is it? No, I guess it isn’t.
I apologize and here are my excuses. These past couple of weeks have been difficult and unpleasant. My focus has been too much on myself. I have missed absorbing some significant, world-shaking events. Canada’s Supreme Court rejected a request by religious and family groups to appeal the Ontario court ruling allowing gay marriage, effectively letting it stand as the law of the land. At least 1,000 gay and lesbian couples have married in Ontario and British Columbia since lower courts ruled in June that existing marriage laws were discriminatory. Ottawa is preparing a draft bill with a new definition of marriage for the Supreme Court to examine in the Spring. Also, the Anglican church is being ripped apart by this issue, as are other church groups. It is very much an issue in America as well. I have some opinions on these issues which I’d wanted to rant about in my blog. ‘Cause I can’t agree Biblically with much of what I’m reading.
But I’m dealing with some physical issues in my life that have necessitated that I undergo what to me was a very scary and unpleasant series of biopsies. I alluded to that fear two blogs back. I want to say for those who read my blogs, that thanks to the prayers of the one friend with whom I felt secure enough at this time to confess these fears, God has answered his prayers and the fear left me the day before the procedure was scheduled. He prayed for me throughout the day of the biopsies, too. And although the experience of having the 8 biopsies was unpleasant and somewhat painful (no anesthetic—UGH!) I endured and actually was calm and had no fear up to and including the procedure. And I’ve done well since. Now I await the scary results. But my calm and lack of fear are prevailing. This dear friend of mine is a really effective prayer warrior! I absolutely know his prayers are responsible for my calmness. I am so thankful to have a friend like that who loves me enough to let me be open and honest with him so that I can have the benefit of his love, prayers and encouragement! I love him so much—and I haven’t yet had the pleasure of actually meeting him! *Sigh* Maybe some day!
But as traumatic as was this procedure and the fearful days leading to it, and now these days of awaiting the results, that wasn’t the most difficult thing about these past couple of weeks. I want to explain more in detail the most difficult occurrence in my life in the past week. But I don’t have time now so I’m going to post this for now. Look for another Post very soon for further explanation. I promise!
Jim
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