(For my friend Wanda, who sits with Jesus in a hospital room today…)
The antiseptic smells permeate my air
The needles in my arm, my freedom steal
The sounds of working monitors ringing in my ears
Surroundings unfamiliar and surreal
The gray walls of this sterile room
The gown that covers me
The bleach white sheets and rock hard bed
Void of color, softness-free
Still, You tell me You are here
And I am in Your palm
My Great Physician in this room
And suddenly, I’m calm
A nurse comes in and covers me
With blankets nice and warm
Reminding me of Your great love
Wrapped ’round me in this storm
Visitors come to my door
I see You in their eyes
Reminding me You feel my pain
And hear my silent cries
The notes that people write to me
Telling of their care
Remind me how you speak to me
In Your word and through my prayer
So in this room where I now lie
Where comfort and color cease
I’ll know Your comfort, Your colors see
As I rest in Your sweet peace….
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 – Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles…
Psalm 34:4-5 – I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.
Jana, this piece touches my heart for my mom’s situation. I felt this as Her Visitor many times over the summer. It was so hard to see her so powerless laying in the bed, but yet I knew He was there for us both through it all. Thank You, lady.
By the way, your recipes rock. There isn’t one I’ve tried I haven’t liked.
You still have the Jana touch with your ability to decorate and repurpose things. It is a beautiful thing to see you flourish in your gifting.
Oh, girl! You are so sweet. I’m so sorry about your mom. It’s tough to watch as someone we love suffers and we can do little to “make it better”. So glad that Jesus can reach all the little places in the body, the mind and the heart that we can’t quite get to 🙂 Glad you like the recipes. Most of them are from other places that I just change up a bit. I only post the ones that turn out to my liking. Believe me, there have been others that didn’t make the cut to a blog post! Hope you and your fam are doing well. What have you been up to lately???