It was about 11:30 this morning that I got “the phone call” that you never want to get that one of our elders had been taken to the hospital with chest pains and shortness of breath.
As of the time that this blog is being posted the doctors are fairly confident that nothing serious has taken place but that the initial “jolt” that someone that I care about and know very well is in a potentially life-threatening situation always brings me back to a reality check.
We spend so much of our time dealing with frustrating details, don’t we? In the end, life is so precious and relationships are so important I wonder why we don’t spend more time investing in people and thinking less about other things that are surely going to mean so much less to us as time goes on.
In the mean time, let’s continue to pray for this elder and others in need, such as Jason Gregg who we are asking God to heal by the power that He demonstrated when He rose again from the grave!
If it’s been a while since you’ve had any of those kinds of “calls,” be thankful and remember to pray for those who today will get such news and find their world turned upside down. That’s when we really need each other!
Blessings,
Dr. Jay
Thanks for your shout out for prayer. I'm daily blessed by those at Northway, friend and stranger.
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