7 Drops

I've been getting prayer for a long time from a pastor/friend of mine at our church named Sammy.  Sammy is from Ireland, and he and his wife came to Duluth a few years ago after feeling called into full time ministry.  He has been praying for me and my injury since I first came out of surgery back in October.

Since recovering to the point of being able to go out in public and be "semi-functional," I've been getting together with Sammy for prayer on a weekly basis when I'm in Duluth.  Each time he (and sometimes others) have prayed over me at church, I've made it a habit to walk into the bathroom, stand at the urinal, and see what happens.  This is part of what I love about the our friends at the Vineyard Church.  We don't just pray and hope things will get better.....we pray....... and then go give it a shot!

So I'd been getting prayer, going to the bathroom, and standing at the urinal for weeks and weeks.  Each time has been the same:

Stand there.

Try to relax, and......

Nothing.

Well, a few weeks ago I was getting prayer as I always do.  And I have to say, God is really using Sammy, because when he prays over me, I feel the power of God and the Holy Spirit at work.  It's hard to describe to people, but the best way to say it is that there is this powerful "presence" I feel when Sammy prays over me.  It's not that other folks aren't wonderful and don't pray really well, but it just somehow feels different when he's praying....I don't have a better way to describe it. It just feels real, humble, and like a genuinely authentic request to our creator to heal my body.

Thus, Sammy prays over me again, and I say, "alright, off I go to try it again."

And I stand at the urinal.  And forgive me if this is graphic, but I check to make sure I'm not already "leaking" pee, which I'm not.

And I stand there.

And I try to relax, and.......

One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven.......and, done.

Whoa!  Seven drops just came out!

A miracle?  I'm not sure.....but I'll tell you from the bottom of my heart that this had never happened before I got prayer that day!

Since then, I've continued to have small "pee sessions" like this.  I am so thankful.  And, oh by the way, the burning continues in a significant way, to the point of feeling real pain sometimes.  Gotta love the pain...and the gain!

Thanks God!  And thank you for your prayer, Sammy.  And thank you for your prayer, EVERYONE!

God bless you all.  I'll try to blog again sooner rather than later.  I apologize for being slow the last few weeks.....it's been an exhausting spring.  But more about that later.

Seven drops.  My healing continues!

Too wiped to write a normal blog.

I've intended to blog almost every day for the past week, yet am just getting to it on Easter.  It's not that I feel I've been lazy or had nothing to say.  In fact, quite the contrary.  I've had about three different topics roll around in my head that I'd like to blog about.  The problem is that I've been rather sick over the last week, and I've been too wiped out at night to write out my thoughts.

Last Saturday, I had just come off a long week, and we were going to a children's even for our kids.  Just as we were getting ready to go......guess what? 

Attack of the bowel issues.

Why, oh why does this stuff keep happening?  Well, we keep trying to track down all the symptoms and reasons for it.  It's certainly tied to fatigue, and it's certainly tied to stomach aches.  And I know that prior to my injury, I could sense that if my stomach wasn't right, I really needed to get the the bathroom.....like now.

Nowdays, if I sense my stomach isn't right, I need to get to the bathroom.....like....too late.

Thus, the constant battle, prayer, and analysis continues.  Also, the last week has been filled with aches, and fevers that come and go (and come again).  We've had sniffles, sore joints and muscles, snot running down our noses, coughs, chills, dizzy spells, difficulty breathing, difficulty swallowing, what if I go to the bathroom, I can't find one, and.....my bladder explodes.  

I apologize, but I think Bob Wiley sums up how I and my family have been feeling even better than I do, so take a look at this video clip to find out.  By the way, please excuse the tourette syndrome examples, and feel free to mute your volume, as there are a few off-color words...and if that might offend you, please don't watch the clip!

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Nonetheless, I look forward to feeling better in the next week and blogging about topics that are near and dear to my heart.  When Bob Wiley is summing it up better than me, I know I'm not feeling too well.

Happy Easter, and I do hope you all feel well enough to celebrate our risen savior today!  Take at least a few moments to pause and reflect on the most significant event in the history of our earth; Jesus Christ, fully human, dying an agonizing death on the cross for all of us, and then rising from the dead in victory!

Thank you, Jesus.  Thank you for freedom from the chains of this world.

Amen.