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In the last two weeks I have received more prayers<\/a> than I could possibly count. I\u2019m grateful for that. And yet, I forget them all at the same time.<\/p>\n

Quick update: I am still in the hospital, feeling MUCH better. Off the supplemental oxygen, finished with the antibiotics, declaring near-victory over a massive lung infection. With delight I update friends and loved ones through texts, emails, phone calls.<\/p>\n

I just noticed something though. When people ask how I am, I praise the doctors, nurses, the excellent care at the hospital, the meds. I forget to credit all those prayers.<\/a><\/p>\n

It made me reflect on what Paul says in the Bible, \u201cGive thanks in all circumstances; for this is God\u2019s will for you in Christ Jesus\u201d (I Thessalonians 5:18). Yes, give thanks. Even when you\u2019re fighting for your life in a hospital. But don\u2019t forget how the Healer works.<\/a><\/p>\n

Every prayer being said is like a cleansing spray, a shot in the arm, a new pill, a purging through the IV. God works through<\/em> our prayers, just as much as God works through the nurses, doctors, techs and aids.<\/p>\n

Frankly though, I get a little embarrassed when I consider all those people praying for me, pausing to think of me<\/em>, remembering me, placing me in front of God, praising God for me. It\u2019s hard to take in and completely humbling.<\/a><\/p>\n

And that\u2019s right. When we meet our Maker with humility we are in a good, creative, welcome place. How should we respond? There\u2019s only one choice: With gratitude deep at our core. Gratitude to be\u2014at least for this moment\u2014the center of someone\u2019s attention. We\u2019re never not at the center of God\u2019s. <\/a><\/p>\n

There is healing power in thanksgiving.<\/a> A spiritual corrective for that false sense of self that wants to hide from the love and the compassion and the caring the world is offering. To give thanks is to open yourself up to receive. With open arms. To know how much you matter\u2026to God. And to others.<\/p>\n

The other night as the nurse was fretting around my bed, helping me feel comfortable, getting me something I couldn\u2019t reach, it dawned on me that she is one of God\u2019s angels. No wings, no halo. But she\u2014and so many others like her\u2014is a vessel of the divine.<\/p>\n

Hospitals are holy places.<\/a> You don\u2019t necessarily want to go to one. You don\u2019t want to be so sick you need one. But when you\u2019re there, you\u2019re part of the huge heavenly process of healing.<\/p>\n

I give thanks for that. And for every prayer said for me. Thanks.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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