CALL ON GOD

"For he has called upon the Most High God, who gave strength to his right arm,..." - Sirach 47:5


"You need an operation next week so we can immediately remove the lump in your left breast." Those were the words of my mother's surgeon when she came in to have her mammogram results interpreted. My parents tried to remain calm. They asked for a couple of days to think about it before finalizing the operation date.

Our family discussed the matter and agreed to seek a second opinion. We stormed the heavens with our prayers. We also requested prayers from our community.

We got more confused after seeing two more doctors. They had conflicting views about her condition. They were referred to another doctor and my parents decided to see him. They agreed to accept whatever this doctor recommended. Our family prayed for God's will to be done. We got God's answer when we heard my father share the doctor's diagnosis - "Your mother doesn't need to undergo surgery. Let's just check on her condition every six months but no need to worry for now."

David was a young, inexperienced warrior and he only had a slingshot. He was considered weaker than the other regular soldiers. But, when he called upon God, just like we did, not even a giant could beat him. - alvinfabella@yahoo.com

originally posted in Kerygma Family - http://kerygmafamily.com/modules/dailyreadings/read.php?date=2014-02-07