My Friend & God's Glory

My friend, D, is going to the hospital tomorrow for a prostatectomy. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer a few months ago. The surgeon believes for a very successful outcome. Of course, there are always "issues," the "what if's" that are "could be's."

He and his family and I know that God exercises his sovereignty with grace. God's goodness always exceeds our perceptions - and our expectations and dreams. There is more that God is doing in all of this than we can possibly perceive. We must simply (is it really simple?) trust him because he is a good God and he always does the right thing at the right time. And what is good and right is always good and right for everyone involved.

I went over to D's house tonight to anoint and pray over him. He talked about his possible death. That's always disconcerting. But it's also always a very real possibility. The truth is, if D does indeed die he'll be totally blissful over it. We're the one's who will be left with "the mess." Our grief will be for ourselves, not him.

He's in God's hands... completely. Let God be glorified. That's really all D wants. It's all I want. It's always what's best.