Saturday, July 2, 2011

Being Pollyanna is Hard (apologies to Stephen Green)

During this past week:

  • I attended the memorial service for the husband of a dear friend who drowned on their honeymoon
  • I found out that my BFF's pancreatic tumor has been rendered "all dead" from the radiation and chemo, there is no sign of other tumors and she is officially in remission
  • I visited a beautiful hospice patient who is only a few years older than me whose body is being ravaged by ALS. She welcomes my visits with joy on her face and loves to pat my face with the one arm & hand that still work. She loves Jesus and cries tears of joy when I pray. 
  • My community group that was formed to make our neighborhood a better place to live is imploding due to grown people acting like spoiled pre-teenagers.
Guess which one makes me not want to give a rat's rear? And yet I feel compelled to love, care, and pray for them all, even the badly-behaved ones. Sometimes being Pollyanna is a pain in MY rear. Good thing that God provides what I can't muster up for myself. 

2 comments:

  1. Don't let that community group die because of one bad apple! There are lots of good, well-meaning people who will want to get involved if they see that the negative energy has left. Keep up your activities so they can have a chance.

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  2. So true! And so wonderful that we can fully rely on God! I have to keep reminding myself to start EVERYTHING, even the simplest of things, with prayer first. Even after decades of walking closely with God, I am always wonderfully amazed at His power at work. Thank you for another sweet reminder. :) Praying for you and your friends!

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