I believe the role that God plays in our lives is often magnified during times of great suffering. How we perceive that role is a question of faith, often strong and steadfast in some, especially my patients, but sometimes unreliable and inconvenient to others, like myself, on a journey of understanding and acceptance.
During the terminal stages of my grandmother’s colon cancer, I recall her saying, “Je pense que le Bon ...
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“Look at all those beautiful little white flowers,” I said to my wife. “I don’t remember seeing them there before.”
In the neglected ten-by-thirty foot corner of our garden, a crop of white flowers began to emerge toward the end of the summer.
“You never saw them because they are weeds,” my wife said.
“What do you mean … weeds?” I asked. “They are beautiful!”
“Weeds ...
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I mustered up the courage to visit Mary today.
Pulling into her driveway, I was greeted with the majesty of autumnal brilliance—golds, rusts, and crimsons set against a brilliant azure sky. A bold display of nature’s defiance against the upcoming long winter’s sleep. Not to be ignored, those leaves that had flamed out early chattered against my every step as I slowly ambled toward the doorway.
I took a deep breath and ...
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