I bless you

Psalm 129:1-8
A song for the ascent to Jerusalem.
1 From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me
--let Israel now say--
2 from my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me,
but they have never been able to finish me off.
3 My back is covered with cuts, as if a farmer had plowed long furrows.
4 But the LORD is good;he has cut the cords used by the ungodly to bind me.
5 May all who hate Jerusalem be turned back in shameful defeat.
6 May they be as useless as grass on a rooftop, turning yellow when only half grown,
7 ignored by the harvester, despised by the binder.
8 And may those who pass by refuse to give them this blessing:
"The LORD's blessings be upon you; we bless you in the LORD's name."

Last night, I had coffee with a friend that recently learned she may have cervical cancer...again. She has fought and beat this once before. Needless to say, all the same emotions are flooding her thoughts, and with a new husband and the hope to start a family with him, there are new disappointments. As I was reading this morning, I read this Psalm. I love the first two verses.

1 From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me--let Israel now say--
2 from my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me, but they have never been able to finish me off.

It's as though the Psalmist is urging you to yell with him...he says the phrase and then basically says 'repeat after me'...Verse two may as well be in BOLD and CAPS with a lot of exclamation points at the end !!!!!!!!

Then Verse 4 explains why we are cheering...Because the Lord is good and he has cut the ties that the ungodly have used to bind us.

My prayer: Lord, My friend is worried. She's understandable concerned about her 'earth suit' and possibly fears that her past is punishing her. God let her cheer at this time. You are good. You have a plan. She has the opportunity to participate. It may not be easy right now but you have cut the ties that have bound her. Heal her God. Make every portion of her body be restored to the way that you originally designed it to work. You know her body better than anyone. I pray that this results in a testimony to encourage others in her future and proof that nothing is impossible with You. I pray that even if surgery and other invasive procedures are necessary that she will still see You working in many ways. Comfort her family, her new husband, and her children at this time. Be God in their home, may there be peace, joy and abundant wealth come into her and her household. ~Amen