I feel like our praises and prayers are endless right now. When I go to try to put them on paper, the list is my head is immense. I think of them so fast, too, that I almost can’t type fast enough. And then I forget some and think of them again later. Or think of new ones later.
So this is just a list of the ones that came to mind the fastest.
Dear Lord, thank you for blessing us with these things:
1. Awesome health care, nurses, and doctors! All the people who take care of John (and even me at times) every day!
2. Our opportunity for a new heart for John. We have seen recently more and more that not everyone gets this opportunity. Thank you, Lord!
3. That John’s organs are still strong.
4. All of our friends who continue to offer support, help, and encouraging words every day!!
5. Our supportive, loving families!
6. John’s emotional health this past week as he’s been in bed each day.
7. The resources we have (a car, gas, a teaching job) so that I can go to see John every day and spend the day with him. A lot of people can’t do this for their loved one, and I feel very blessed.
8. The support of our employers.
9. Our insurance and benefits.
Please, Lord, hear our prayers for these things right now:
1. PATIENCE! That we will not be tempted to rush God’s perfect timing, but know that His timing is always perfect.
2. Strength and rest for me because I am exhausted! 🙂
3. That John continues to be stable. That his heart continues to rest and is able to sustain him until his new heart comes. That his other organs stay strong.
4. Wisdom for John’s doctors as they choose the perfect heart for John.
5. John’s heart surgery is successful with no complications. That John’s life is saved. That God gives him many more years of life here on earth to serve Him.
6. John’s body does not reject his new heart, and whatever rejection there is it is compensated for quickly with his medications.
7. John’s body does not decondition too much as he lays in the hospital. That he stays strong and recovers quickly from his surgery.
8. John stays strong spiritually and emotionally while he’s in the hospital.
9. That God will be glorified through this experience. That our lives and the lives of those around us will continue to be changed as we learn more about who God is, how much He loves all of us, and as we watch Him continue to perform this miracle.
10. That our minds will be protected from negative thoughts. That we will grow in faith every day and learn more about God’s faithfulness to us.
*** 11. This is very close to my heart. Please pray for John’s heart donor. I hope he has had a relationship with Jesus for a long time, but if not I pray that in this time of waiting the Holy Spirit will lead him to Christ and that He will be open to hear His voice. Please pray for his family. Please pray that there is peace between them right now. Please pray that God will comfort and love them. Please pray that they come to Him to meet all of their needs. John’s donor will be a young person, and these are usually tragic deaths, so please pray for him/them. They need it equally with us right now.
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