It Matters
Looking at the calendar last night made me not want to step into this week. Five doctor appointments and one day with no school...
But today Alisha saw Dr. Thorne. We love Dr. Thorne. He performed Alisha's cochlear implant surgery several years ago allowing her to take in sounds she had never heard. He gave Alisha something no doctor had ever done. He knocked down the wall separating her world and ours. He opened up a world of possibilities for communication, interaction, and enjoyment. Her world and ours meshing.
Dr. Thorne championed the surgery for the most disabled in our society. He said "Yes, this matters" when many of his colleagues said, "No". To Dr. Thorne, Alisha hearing, listening, mattered because she mattered. If her life could improve then the surgery mattered.
Today was also our last day of seeing Dr. Thorne. He said he would like to keep seeing her but it's because he likes seeing her. His work for her has come to an end.
Sometimes I've wondered if people like Dr. Thorne aren't angels in disguise, protecting those our society says are weak; disposable. Of course I will never know. But don't you ever want to imagine all the invisible ways God intersects our lives? Him and us meshing?
Psalm 82 says, "Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked." Greatly grateful for the defenders.
On Friday we will follow-up with Dr. Hirschel, our current surgeon. Will check in then.
Be watchful for the ways God wants to whisper His presence in your day to day routine. I know He's there for you too. We all matter.
But today Alisha saw Dr. Thorne. We love Dr. Thorne. He performed Alisha's cochlear implant surgery several years ago allowing her to take in sounds she had never heard. He gave Alisha something no doctor had ever done. He knocked down the wall separating her world and ours. He opened up a world of possibilities for communication, interaction, and enjoyment. Her world and ours meshing.
Dr. Thorne championed the surgery for the most disabled in our society. He said "Yes, this matters" when many of his colleagues said, "No". To Dr. Thorne, Alisha hearing, listening, mattered because she mattered. If her life could improve then the surgery mattered.
Today was also our last day of seeing Dr. Thorne. He said he would like to keep seeing her but it's because he likes seeing her. His work for her has come to an end.
Sometimes I've wondered if people like Dr. Thorne aren't angels in disguise, protecting those our society says are weak; disposable. Of course I will never know. But don't you ever want to imagine all the invisible ways God intersects our lives? Him and us meshing?
Psalm 82 says, "Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked." Greatly grateful for the defenders.
On Friday we will follow-up with Dr. Hirschel, our current surgeon. Will check in then.
Be watchful for the ways God wants to whisper His presence in your day to day routine. I know He's there for you too. We all matter.
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