Yesterday, I spent the most delightful luncheon sitting next to a well-known author named River Jordan. She was speaking about her new book called Praying for Strangers. She talked about a new year's resolution she had made - to pray for a stranger every day - and the book that was birthed from that daily decision.
It reminded me of a remark said to me early in my breast cancer diagnosis. I told a dear friend about my cancer, and she replied, "It's not all about YOU, Linda." It's not all about you.
It is very natural and easy to get rather self-absorbed as we walk this difficult pink journey. But God's perspective is so much bigger than ours. Our lives intersect so many other lives, and His plan is to use each of us to comfort others with the comfort which He has given us.
So as you are able, spend some time visiting with the other ladies as you wait for your chemotherapy, radiation, or yet another mammogram. Make some Bosom Buddies.
Or talk to the technicians or nurses - they each have stories and worries, burdens they are carrying. Be like River Jordan and ask a stranger how you can pray for them. Regardless of how you feel, being a blessing to someone else will raise your spirits, too! So try it - it will brighten your day!
Oh - and after you have read No Prissy Shoes, buy Praying for Strangers - and tell River that I suggested it!
THOUGHT:
"The great tragedy of life is not unanswered prayer, but unoffered prayer."
F.B. Meyer, quoted in Praying for Strangers
THANKSGIVING:
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God."
II Corinthians 1:3,4
TIP:
Ask your nurse about taking Claritin the night before your Neulasta shot, to help relieve your achiness.
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