Sunday, May 17, 2009

WE CAN GET ANOTHER LIMB!

"We can get another limb?" was the phrase I heard while visiting a friend in the hospital. Her son, Chad had been hit by a train and had to have his leg amputated. He is 21 years old and although it was a tragic accident, he still has his life. The family talked about how there were 2 other train accidents that day - each of them fatal as their bodies rolled under the train. When Chad got hit, his body flew up in the air and landed on the platform where there were people to get him immediate attention. Before going to the hospital my friends and I were a little anxious about what we would see. Hearing of this horrific accident we could only imagine what his body would look like. As we walked in the room we saw a beautiful; young man with no scratches or bruises on the top half of his body. One leg was gone and the other was bandaged and pinned together but praise God, Chad was still alive. Heavily sedated and unable to speak for now, Chad will undoubtedly face challenges as he recovers. I don't know how he will handle the loss of a limb but what I do know is that the faith and strength of his family & friends will be a huge part of his successful recovery. The streams of family and friends that have come to the hospital are a testament to how much Chad and his family is loved. The power of prayer is being realized as he recovers.

As dancers, we place much emphasis on our bodies. obviously; our bodies are our instruments - we speak with our bodies. I encourage you today to pause for a moment and think about your life. What does it speak? If we spend as much time training our souls as we spend perfecting our limbs, our lives would speak masterpieces. I wait expectantly for the day Chad will dance down the aisle. Please take time out today and pray for Chad & his family. He still has his life, and we trust God today for a full recovery.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Hello! I truly will pray for this young man and his family. I'm sure this will definitely be a time of adjustment for them all. I was just thinking today on the issue of prosperity. Today, we too often connect that word with money. And yet God's word says, "Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers". When faced with the difficult challenges of life, unless our "soul" is prospering, we will truly find ourselves feeling overwhelmed and defeated. May the LORD strengthen and encourage this family in the days to come. God Bless.

Anonymous said...

Always so insightful... and true.. I just had the thought today to stop spending time examining everything about myself on the surface. I need to focus on the inner-woman. She's hurting just as much as the outer-woman. She needs to be tended to. So now I'm going to take the time to get her better as well.