Keeping the Faith

How does one do that? Keep the faith going, that is.

On my way home tonight, I received an SMS from a sister in I Can Serve informing me that one of the dear sisters got her bone scan back and it showed metastases in her bones. This after two or three years of remission. I was asked to pray for her. I said I will.

In times like this, one can't help but wonder why.

In times like this, one can't help but question the Big Guy's plans.

In times like this, I wonder if all the fighting is worth it.

One cannot help but get affected by news like this. With my own checkup approaching fast, I can't help being afraid. What if I will be next? What will I do if I get a recurrence? Will I still have enough strength left to fight again?

We in the support group always rally around each other, giving encouragement and support, be it through text, through email, through visits, or through prayers. I just hope we will not run out of steam at the same time. We constantly storm the gates of Heaven through prayers, petitions, and mass offerings.

As we are just human, we can't help but feel irritated at being so helpless when we hear news like this. And at the end of the day, we always prop each other up, wounded and all glorious, telling each other to be strong and keep the faith.