This is the song that is playing on my pocket phone this morning.
“I’ve got one more River to Cross
One more mountain to climb
One more valley that I got to go through
I’m leaving my troubles behind
One more battle with the devil and I know he’ll under- stand
I’m going through with Jesus hallelujah holding his nail scarred hand”
Last night my wife had a massive heart attack, completely unexpected. She is in fairly good health, is quite thin, and not the type you think that would have a heart attack. She was brought back to life by the Grabill EMTs and sometimes one wonders if life is worth the effort.
Our Christian faith helps us to believe that if she is still here
God has something for her to do. She is the type of person that God would like to have up in heaven with him. We know life will be a struggle, and all we can do is rely upon Jesus to see us through.
This time of year we think about Jesus’ death. “If it be possible take this cup from me, if not, thy will be done.I promised her dad that I would take care of her, and I so hate to see her suffer. I haven’t always done a good job when I could. I saw her go limp and prayed that God’s will be done if he wish to take her or bring her back. She is my reason for living, and I hope to take care of her as long as I can, and I know she will try to take care of me.
“I’ve climbed a lot of high mountains, crossed a lot of little streams,
But when I see old Jordan cold and dark it’ll be there.
April 3, 2022, my wife’s heart stopped. She was resuscitated by the EMS. April 30, 2023 I left MlCU. Life has been precious for both of us.
