Breaking Free

My 10th trip to Texas this year, to Houston’s MD Anderson cancer center, was quite a trip. I went down and back in one day, yesterday (9/11). Thanks to Dow Chemical Corporation for providing an angel flight on their corporate jet, because my last several flights have been “free.” I qualify that word because I fully recognize that there is a cost to Dow, and they very graciously bear that cost for cancer patients at MD Anderson. Thanks also to the Corporate Angel Network for arranging this flight - this ministry helps cancer patients find flights to cancer centers.

The departing flight left only a few hours before the surge and winds of hurricane Ike made landfall.  As I watch the news today, the eye of hurricane Ike is heading right for the airport!

But the most remarkable thing for me was that I learned, after only 3 months of a very mild chemotherapy (during which I had virtually no side effects), my lymphoma is in total remission.

I was of course rejoicing at the words “total remission.”

And I can only guess how that measure of joy will pale compared to the sound of the voice of God when I stand before Him, and he says that by faith and acknowledgment of Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, there is “total remission” of my sins!

It gives me pause to commit my works this day in obedience to Him, and I pray that I would only increase in my hunger and thirst for righteousness and for His Word!