A recent experience has
left me feeling affirmed that God knows exactly what we need at every moment of
our lives. How it had been shown so clearly to me that the promise of God is in
the very heartbeat of our lives. If we keep closely in touch with the spirit of
God and be aware of his presence, knowing that He will take care of all areas
of our lives, we are able to lead a calmer, less anxious life.
Some weeks back my
daughter needed to go for a fairly major dental surgery to have six teeth out
at one go and had to be administered general anaesthesia for that. To add to my
concerns over GA, I was told that there were 2 teeth that were embedded and
their roots were very close to the nerves which would pose some risks during
the procedure. At that point of time, you could just imagine how daunting it
was for me and I was paranoid with a capital ‘P’!
The night before the
procedure, I was at my wits’ end, not knowing how else to pray, what else to
say, as I had made every prayer petition I could think of during the weeks before
- asking that God guided the hand of the surgeon, anaesthetist, and everyone
else involved. I had texted a few close friends to lift us up in prayer in
search for comfort in them. When there
seemed nothing else I could do, amid incessant ‘mind chatter’, I decided
perhaps I should turn to reading something – the Bible, an online commentary, a
book, whatever – to get my mind off it.
Now there were some
spiritual books that had arrived through mail order just days ago, and I picked
one up looking for some peace of mind. In “Secrets of the Vine” by Bruce
Wilkinson, to my amazement, the first words that I read, though first seemed
unlikely, yet brought me to the peace I was looking for. I clearly saw God’s
promise in reading: “Abundance – You’ll be surprised to discover how much God
wants abundance for you. And you’ll be relieved to know that you never need to
misread His ways in your life again.”
How amazing that I
should immediately find my peace in those words, yet, I thought I should be
looking for words like ‘peace’, ‘be not afraid’, ‘find comfort’ or ‘it’s the
right thing to do’. Yet, “Abundance – …
God wants abundance for you”, was all that I needed! He spoke and I understood.
I felt a great burden lifted and just knew God has this promise for me, that
everything would be alright and I will be blessed with life in abundance of all things from God. And
all that comes from God is good. God had answered my cry, the prayer from deep
within my heart have been answered. Truly amazing experience!
A day after the
operation, I was looking to reflect on some materials for Catechism and chanced
upon a video-blog by Terry Modica, writer & web-master of Good News
Ministries’ website. She shared this quote from St. Clement of Alexandria
