Cancer, cancer, go away

Today this kid’s song came to my mind.

Rain, rain, go away
Come again some other day
We want to go outside and play
Come again some other day.

I want to say:

Cancer, cancer, go away
Never come back another day
We want to enjoy life and live
Never come back another day.

Cancer, hospice, those are not words you want to hear, but I heard them twice today from two different sources.

My beloved pastor Frank Sanders has pancreatic cancer. His health is deteriorating. It’s hard to see him suffering so much physically.

Pray for Pastor Frank Sanders’ healing

A friend from Woodbury, only in her 40s, is also suffering from cancer. She was an athletic and vibrant woman in excellent health just 6 months ago. But cancer has destroyed her health.

Cancer is stealing both their lives away.

I know cancer can take their lives physically, but God gives them eternal life. No matter what happens to their bodies, their spirits are eternal and live on.

As someone said: “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.”

Still I hate to see them suffer physically!

There is heaviness and sadness in my heart. I only wish I could sing that modified song and make my friends’ cancer go away.

God, may you bless my pastor, my friend and their families, and give them peace and comfort as they go through this difficult journey. May your healing power come upon them. May they feel your love and presence in spirit. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.