Twenty five years ago I was stricken with an extremely violent microbe that damaged nearly every organ in my body. Hovering near death and in need of a surgery that was advised against due to my already severely weakened condition, nearly all of my organs were assaulted by this microbe, with some of them suffering permanent damage.
It seemed to my doctors that I was certain to die. In a grandiose display, my colon erupted and the choice for surgery was beyond critical - it was my last ditch chance. My family was quickly gathered together and as they wheeled me away to the OR in a last, desperate attempt to save my failing life, I was mercifully unaware, delirious with pain, peritoneal poisoning, and lack of strength.
Nine hours later, to my delighted surprise, I came out of anesthesia with my husband urging me to breathe (he had special dispensation to be in the recovery room with me). The doctors were dumbfounded: they had given me a one in one hundred thousand chance to survive - and here I was, trying to mimc my husband’s deep breathing motions, and on my way to recovery.
How did this happen? With undying thanks for the skill and ability of one of the world’s most gifted surgeons, I beat the odds by one more incredible force: Prayer. Yes, you heard me right! Hundreds of people were praying for me unwaveringly and not only that, I had a special ‘dream’. Not too long before that surgery, I had a dream/vision of an otherworldly being urging me to pray for myself. I came awake praying the Lord’s Prayer. The nurse in the room then began to pray aloud with me. I felt hugged somehow, safe, even though unbeknownst to me, I was at death’s door. The Corona virus reminds me greatly of what I had, and of what I endured. It is insidious, and it is vicious, all-consuming, and very quick to reproduce under the cover of secrecy. So was my microbe, Entamoeba histolytica.
Well, this election is very much like that! Our country has slowly been invaded by an almost invisible force, one designed to break down and destroy this once fine, strong land of ours. We see innocent babes in the womb being torn to pieces and sold for parts, or tossed in the garbage as if they were yesterday’s news. We see fellow countrymen eager to give away our hard earned tax money and benefits to outsiders who came here illegally while our homeless freeze or starve to death. We see our beloved veterans being treated like flotsam, like rumpled up newspapers, awaiting their fate without love or care. We are seeing much more, things that are totally against reason, convention, and sometimes, morality.
And, just as bad, we are told not to mention the Lord’s name in public, even though our great country was founded on religious freedom, and we are on the verge of being severely punished for our beliefs and practices. And, even worse, we are told to teach our kids about another religion in those very same schools, a system of belief so foreign and apart from our own that it boggles the mind. And, you ask yourself, “How did this happen?”
Think of the Corona virus: it is small, you can’t see it, or hear it, or touch it but once it grabs a hold of you, it can change your life forever, even to the point of death. THIS is what has happened to us. A non-discerning faction of the world has decided to ruin a once great land by its tiny, almost unseen actions, starting at the educational level, down to local government, and voila…here we are today. Sick, exhausted, spent, we are suddenly awakened to the fact we are fighting a battle of good vs. evil. And, we are in fear of losing.
We are 60 electoral college votes away from being saved. I urge you all, if you are of the same mind as I am, to please PRAY, pray as you’ve never prayed before. Stand on Jesus’s promise that “Where two or more are gathered in My name, there I will be.” Pray with confidence, knowing that if the good Lord sees enough people realize the true battle being fought, He will help us. He alone can save this country! Not Trump, not Biden, not anyone but HIM. Turn to Him now, together with me, and with all of us, and witness a miracle. Only 60 votes away. Just 60.
God brought me back from the brink of death 25 years ago, much to everyone’s great surprise, so I know miracles can and do happen when people call on His name. Do not let anyone silence your voice! Be not afraid to say Jesus, turn to him and even to His holy mother and ask for their intercession. I believe that if enough of us do this, and do it together, we will see a great miracle. Remember to pray for the health and wellbeing of our country, not a specific candidate. But, if you happen to utter “Trump”, I think He will forgive you!
Just pray now, dear friends. Pray with me. Pray as one. Please.
60 votes, a piece of cake for the Lord!
