Thursday 17th February - Update

Glen has asked me to write the blog for today. Today was scan results day and they were not what we had all been hoping for. The scans have shown some other tumours which have grown since the last scan.

Glen, Anne and the family are coping and continuing to put their trust in God who is and always will be good and sovereign. Next week they will see the consultant when they will find out more. They would value our prayers love and support as they take time to come to terms with the results and think about what is to come and the decisions they have to make.

Habukkuk is a little read prophet, his prophecy is like a bite sized version of Job, as he wrestles with the injustice of a world sick with sin. His conclusion provides words we need to hear:

"Though the fig tree does not bud
and there be no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the sheepfold
and no cattle in the stalls,
yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
I will be joyful in God my Saviour.
The Sovereign LORD is my strength;
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
he enables me to tread on the heights."

God is not to be judged faithful by circumstance but by what he reveals to us of his character in his word and through his Son, Jesus Christ.

Prayer: Father God we bring our brother Glen and his family to you. We are struck again by the sin sick nature of our world and mourn the affects it has on those we love. Father we ask you to heal Glen's body, to remove the tumours. Whilst recognising that our way is not always your way or even the best way.

Sustain Glen, Anne and the family at this time we pray, may they rejoice that their hope is in you. Make their feet that feel so weak, strong as they walk this path, give them rest, comfort and the reassurance that none of this has surprised you, that they are loved by you as you have shown by giving your son for them and securing their glorious future.

Amen