Saturday, August 1

Sorry, all. I had every intention of posting yesterday evening after we got home, but just got busy and didn't get around to it until now. The appointment with Dr. Jueng went fine and we're scheduled to begin radiation treatments on August 10. Dr. Jueng told on Friday that she will get the 6 week (30 treatment) dose of radiation. The chemo will begin the night before, and as I think I've said before, it's just a pill that she will take in the evenings before bed. We have to go back to see Dr. Jueng one more time on Thursday before beginning treatment for a simulation and measurements. Continue to pray that all goes well with this final stage of treatment and we'll soon be well on our way to a full recovery!

My devotion for today seems very appropriate for everyone! How many times have you heard someone say, "All I can do is pray"? All I can do is pray?! You might as well say to a starving man, "All I can do is offer you food," or to a sick person, "All I can do is give you medicine that will make you well." Praying unlocks the doors of Heaven and releases the power of God. James 4:2 says, "You do not have because you do not ask." The Bible says, "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made know to God" (Phi. 4:6).

This is true not only for our needs, but the needs of others. So often our prayers focus only on ourselves. But God wants to use us, through our prayers, to touch the lives of other people as well. For whom should you be praying this day?