Waking up … your drowsy, sleep-dazed mind half hears the clanking of the food trays being passed out … the soft shuffling of the nurses steps ... their cheery “How are we this morning, Mr/Mrs Patient?” and you try to track in your mind this new path you’re on. The “Oh, yes” messages seep into your consciousness … hospital, breakfast, pain, medication, quickly followed by the “No, I don’t want to be here, but nobody asked,” thoughts . Then ... of course ... the ultimate, “Shall we take our bath now?” and you know the day is well under way … and you wonder ... what do you mean “we” ...in time you will realize the futility of trying to change time-honored “nurse speak.” And then, because the full realization of what has gone on, what is going on and what will be going on is too intimidating a mountain for your heart/mind to comprehend you simply say “God” with a question mark. And God says simply back, “Be Still … and know … that I am God.” When God becomes a question mark … this is where the rubber hits the road {pardon the cliche}. The question is not His existence … that’s a done deal, a “settled” as far as you are concerned … the question is … in this life-changing, overwhelming, fear-producing, crazy-making {need I go on?} situation ... do You have a clue as to what’s happening to me … do You know where I am … do You ……? Let me assure you … this is the time to remember that “I AM THAT I AM” … and know that He holds you in the palm of His hand and that one day … over time … the question mark will become an exclamation point … in the meantime …
be still.
