A friend of mine who has never been close to her mother has had an amazing six weeks. It was the begining of May when her mom called out of the blue and apologized for how she'd been towards my friend (her daughter) all her life. She hadn't been nice. And they'd had a strained relationship for years because of it.
Somehow that conversation began the most miraculous, healing impact on my friend and her relationship with her mom. During that same phone call, her mom also told her that she'd just been diagnosed with the most treatable form of liver cancer. So just as their relationship started to turn around, and they were both enjoying each other for the first time in their lives, they were also facing a time-constraint.
Little did she know that day that in just six short weeks her mother would be gone.
As I've had the chance to learn little snippets of how this mighty change of heart has happened for my friend, I've wondered over and over if someday I, too, will have an experience like that. Heaven knows I've prayed for years to be healed inside. To move beyond the experiences of my past and find peace about my upbringing. I've wondered if there was some magic formula that I just hadn't plugged in yet. I'm fascinated by my friend's experience of healing, seemingly in a New York Minute, and the joy she was able to experience with her mother for the last six weeks before she passed away today.
How does that happen?!
Grateful for:
1) Friends
2) Hope
3) Health
1 comment:
I don't know all the answers, but I imagine it starts with repentance, forgiveness, and love. And turning our hearts over to God. The one true Healer.
You are such a wonderful person. I know God will hear your cry and grant the desire of your heart in due time. Stay strong and keep doing what you're doing. That peace will come.
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