My risen Lord reminds me that He can save us from anything and that He will get me through it all. Life has been far from normal for the past three months but I take comfort in knowing there's an end to pain and suffering. I may feel like dying every night but I'm thankful for every waking morning. That's my opportunity to rise and be as normal as I can be.
The risen Lord also reminds me of looking forward to joy after every pain.
This Holy Week, I had the chance to go on an out of town trip. That was almost three days of kain tulog and a time to bond with my crazy family albeit the challenge of being on my 48th and 49th day of medication. We couldn't afford to forget any of my medicines and Mommy contacted a nurse for my 48th and 49th time of painful injection.
But indeed there is joy in every sunrise. There is joy in feeling the heat of the sun as it touches my skin, yes there is joy in hearing the sound of the waves as I drift off to sleep, there is joy in feeling the sand as it tickles my toes. For there is joy in being with the crazy fam bam.
"I don't show the world how I suffer. I show them how I rise even if it feels like dying every effin' night." ~Maki
