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February 02, 2005
Supporting friends
There are many ways we can support our friends, even when we are not in the same continents, countries, or sometimes hemispheres. Today a fellow blogger and reader of this blog among many others, is undergoing major surgery, having been diagnosed with a cancerous tumour just before Christmas. Your thoughts and prayers for her at this time and through today will be very much appreciated and helpful to her.
She is a very generous person with her time, and her loyalty and dedication to her friends and acquaintances is phenomenal, so let's all make sure we spare a thought and a prayer for her today. I don't want to embarass her by name, but I am sure that many of you will already know who I am referring to! The surgery is to be quite radical and will involve a lot of pain, discomfort, and a degree of disfigurement, all of which must be dealt with alongside the ongoing treatment which will take its own toll. Your ongoing thoughts and prayers will be very important to her over the coming days and weeks. Even if you do not know the name of the person, it all helps.
As John Donne said in his famous meditation, "No man is an island, entire of itself. We are all part of the whole....", and this is especially true as soon as we know someone or have worked or shared something of ourselves with them.
Pray, my friends and readers, for all who today face pain, disfigurement, bereavement, ongoing illness, or lengthy recuperation from illness. Everyone prayed for does receive spiritual help, even when we do not like the answer that help may bring.
Posted by The Gray Monk at February 2, 2005 11:55 AM
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THANKS !!
Posted by: AnonyMouse at February 4, 2005 06:55 PM