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(Ephesians 2:7) "God does both the making and saving. He creates each of us by Christ Jesus to join him in the work he does, the good work he has gotten ready for us to do, work we had better be doing.”

This reminds me of a time a few years ago when I sat in the hospital A&E trying to manage the pain in my chest and not wanting to believe that I was having another heart attack.

All around me was like a scene from a B-movie. There were booths everywhere, full of blank-faced, hurting people waiting silently, all looking as frightened and forlorn as I probably was. It was bizarre to watch Doctors, Nurses and Orderlies quietly passing between us, a surreal rhythmic dance set to the beep-beep sounds of a myriad of monitors. None of them were able to rest for a moment, and no one found the time to stop and offer an encouraging smile to those forlorn unfortunates waiting fearfully in their booths—haemorrhaging hope!

Jesus was there, though. An old man in the booth opposite me, in seeming great pain, was crying and convulsing constantly, his frail legs vibrating at an incredible rate on the bed frame. I prayed for him - he convulsed. I prayed again, and he convulsed again. I prayed again, but his constant crying and whining got to me. I was confused. I tried again, but his expression of pain was getting to me, and I could feel my heart breaking for him. I began thinking stupidly, “Is this worth it, Lord - am I somehow making this worse for him…?

“Lord, I can’t bear this any longer; please help him,” I finally called out from my heart (not daring to truly believe it). The silence that met me as I opened my eyes was deafening, accompanied solely by the rhythmic beep, beep, beep of the monitor. I finally glanced over at him; he was sitting up in bed as if nothing had occurred. I offered a faint smile, and he smiled back—all his thrashing now behind him! "Hallelujah," I murmured...

GOD, who created all our hearts, says, “Come to Me, my dear Child, and I will show you how to break free and live! Do your part and trust in Me enough to honour Me.” 

Heavenly Father, giver of life and health: Comfort and relieve those who are sick amongst us—Baby Pasley, Louise, Betty, Maria, Lorenzo, Matteo, Romeo, Sebastian, Nathaniel, Amy, Franca, Daniela, Kristina, Paul, Roger, Alastair, Ian, Alex, Alexander, Lynette, James, Keiron, Samantha, Jay, Liliana, Maria, Susanna, and those you bring to our minds right now… Please grant your healing power to those who minister to all the sick among us so they may be strengthened in their weakness and have confidence in your loving care. We pray this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen