Home, sweet home!

He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.                                                         Psalm 91.4

                                                                                                                                       

The focus for today, or certainly for this morning, is to meet with the specialist and get a discharge to go home for the weekend. The week has held too many moments of waiting, not knowing which way the wind was blowing. Now I know more of the problem and the way forward. Nothing surgical will happen for about a week and so I wish to get home and get a bit more organised from when I left last Saturday, thinking I would only be away for a couple of hours. I say again, “What a week!” 

I am assured that “the man” will look by this morning to see me. Before this, my new friend from the Central Coast dropped by to say farewell following his discharge, and to pray again for me. I’m beginning to like this. 

Eventually, “the man” arrived. He gave me a good appraisal of the situation, and a rundown on the possible programme from here. I am not needed here until the end of next week. Goody!

As he was about to leave, and I was ready to call my friend to collect me, two beautiful friends from the Hornsby arm of Aglow International arrived. The stage was set for God talk, God joy, and lots of happy interaction. I just cannot feel negative about anything that’s going on at the moment. It seems like God simply won’t allow this to happen. 

Lunch arrived whilst we talked and laughed, and the ladies left before my meal got cold. The food really is good. I am enjoying being fed so well and so regularly. My friend arrived to transport me home, and I made my farewells with the staff. The treatment I have received, through all three hospitals visited this week, has been so good.

The journey home was in glorious sunshine, and extremely warm for the time of year. It was so good to be out and about. After settling at home, I took a short walk. My regular practice is to walk about 15 Km per day – every day! That has not been achieved this week. However, the specialist has given me much encouragement to walk – but maybe not 15 Km in one go!

I enjoyed walking again, albeit with an eye on my left side where the vision has weakened. Whilst walking, I received several calls and text messages. This has been the pattern all day, beginning with early morning emails from a friend in Fiji to an evening call from a dear minister friend in Victoria with much more in between. And so it goes!

This is where I have been all day. I just know that He is covering me with His feathers. For me, these represent the protection of His power. And we may make no mistake – God’s power is a force, indeed the only force to be reckoned with! I have taken refuge under His wings, I claim His faithfulness as my shield and rampart. And I know the power of heaven is with me in this time. I have no fear, for there in nothing to fear. Whatever the outcome, He will be with me. How good is that?

Most Mighty God,

I thank You for another monumental day, A day when Your presence has sat supreme over all that I have lived, seen and done. I delight in being Your son. I claim the covering of Your feathers; I shelter under Your wings and I take refuge there; I embrace Your faithfulness as my shield and rampart. I give myself into the fullness of Your power, Your provision and Your protection. I love You, precious Father.              Amen.

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