Monday, December 3, 2001
Monday, December 3, 2001
But for you who revere my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with
healing in its wings.
A stream of customers, many of them strangers, began stopping by to ask about
Debbie and offer their prayers. People of every faith came by to offer their support.
Some customers told Mark that they hadn't prayed in twenty years, but they would be
praying for Debbie. And as the months passed, Mark noticed a change in his wife and
in himself. He had become pretty cynical about the human race. Nobody likes to get
their car fixed, and so car-repair customers are usually grouchy. But after he posted
the sign about his wife's cancer, he was amazed by the outpouring of love and support.
A few days before last Christmas, the Cruikshanks got the good news that Debbie's
cancer was all gone. On Christmas Eve, Mark Cruikshank drove to his shops to post a
new sign: PRAISE GOD, DEBBIE IS WINNING HER BATTLE WITH CANCER.
Not everybody wins their battle with cancer, but we all will find healing as we enter
God's kingdom. Christ comes to bring us closer to God's heavenly kingdom.
(Malachi 4:2
NRSV)
Mark Cruikshank is a big man who owns two transmission repair shops. Some time
ago, Mark's wife, Debbie, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. As Mark watched the
woman he loved suffer, he tried to think of some way he could help her. So, instead of
advertisements for oil changes and brake specials, the signs at Multistate Transmission
read PLEASE PRAY FOR DEBBIE THAT THE CANCER WILL GO AWAY.
Dear Jesus, bring healing to by body, soul and mind. Amen.
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