She is Baptist. She has been diagnosed with colon cancer, and will require a near-total colectomy. I would like to be able to tell her honestly that the good people here are keeping her in their thoughts. I know it would make her feel better. To make this a legit question: What can we do to boost the spiritual strength of those who are suffering from cancer and other life threatening medical issues?
Thank you all in advance.
2007-10-05 17:41:50 · 25 answers · asked by Enigma®Ragnarökin' 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
prairiecrow: She respects Wiccan's as much as I do. I appreciate it as well. Not sure how I would handle it if anything goes wrong, since we have been together, quite literally, our entire lives.
2007-10-05 17:50:31 · update #1
If she'll accept a prayer from a Wiccan, I will keep her in my thoughts and send healing energy her way.
When my mother was dying of cancer, the thing that helped her most, I think, was knowing that my husband and I were there to listen to her and HEAR what she had to say, whether it was discussing a new recipe she had found or talking about her deepest fears regarding her disease. The dying -- or those who might be dying -- want to be heard and acknowledged. I think it reassures them that they will be loved and remembered.
Best of luck and lots of strength to you and your family in this difficult time.
2007-10-05 17:46:19 · answer #1 · answered by prairiecrow 7 · 9⤊ 2⤋
I am Baptist also. Let her know that I will pray for her recovery and that I love her because she is my sister in the body of Christ. I think by letting her know that the people that know her and love her and that people that she doesn't know are praying and pulling for her recovery. I think one of the worst things would be to go through something like this alone, so if she knows that she has a lot of people pulling for her it will boost her spirit. Best thing you and your family can do is to just be there for her in whatever capacity she needs you. May the Lord comfort your sister and your family during this trying time.
2007-10-05 18:06:29 · answer #2 · answered by going postal 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
My husband, his sister both were taken by colon cancer, their brother by bone cancer. -----I think the most important thing
is to, "LISTEN" to them, and follow their lead, it is not a time to preach, or put pity on one's self, you will know what to say or not say if you listen to them, It is been my experience it is amazing the courage cancer patients have, the three above
are not the least I have lost to cancer. Colon cancer is one of the worst I have seen. Mainly just be there for her unless I miss my guess and experience you will draw your strength
from her courage!!!!!! Put your grief on hold, until she is laid to rest. Make the most of each day she has left and be as
active with her as she can be. Enjoy her the while she has left
to share with you, My prayers are with you both, I drew on the strength of the good shepherd and still do, he is of TLC. and
that is what she needs. Blessings
2007-10-06 03:22:40 · answer #3 · answered by jenny 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Certainly, I will pray for her and your whole family. It's a tough time to go through - I was helping care for my grandfather through the same thing. Spending time, little visits from good friends and family, these are the things that seem to be most uplifting. But knowing people are thinking of you and care must help too.
Peace and (((hugGs)))
2007-10-05 19:19:18 · answer #4 · answered by Orpheus Rising 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Of course I will keep your sister in my prayers!!! Please keep my husband in your prayers as well! He has brain cancer, and just underwent surgery. You must stay strong in faith and you must realize that God can heal anyone he chooses..but we must whole-heartedly have faith that HE can do so!! It really does help to pray for peace that surpasses all understanding!! That really does the trick for me!
I will be vigilant in prayer for you, your sister, and the rest of your family!! May God Bless You!! (:
1 Let all that I am praise the Lord;
with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.
2 Let all that I am praise the Lord;
may I never forget the good things he does for me.
3 He forgives all my sins
and heals all my diseases.
4 He redeems me from death
and crowns me with love and tender mercies.
5 He fills my life with good things.
My youth is renewed like the eagle’s!
2007-10-06 04:09:22 · answer #5 · answered by Linda M 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
unquestionably. you comprehend, it is the challenge of the Catholic church to wish for each man or woman interior the worldwide. They even have cloistered nuns and monastic monks dedicated to purely that each and every physique worldwide! i stumble on that the main profitable type of prayer you're able to do, as nicely praising God in thanksgiving (not the holiday, yet certainly giving owing to God for all His advantages), is prayer for the unwell, somewhat those you do not comprehend. it is gratifying to convey people mutually who have not have been given any relation to or know-how of the different via some thing so hassle-free as prayer. we are all linked, no rely what our faith.
2016-10-06 04:37:56 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i saw this before i went offline last night and i lit a candle for her and you. i'll make sure to do he same tonight and keep you both in my thoughts.
to make this a legitimate answer: i think the best thing to do is to simply be there in the same ways we always have been. if we change how we relate to someone who is dieing, it could feel like a sham to them. with everything that is changing around them, we can be the one constant, stable element.
2007-10-06 06:43:17 · answer #7 · answered by luvjeska 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course. Consider it done. As far as your question goes, I think just letting them know they are cared about and that those people are praying or doing whatever for them has to help.
2007-10-06 02:50:10 · answer #8 · answered by Purdey EP 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My best wishes to your sister and you as well. You should just support her and let her know how much you care about her. My aunt had cancer a year ago, and the doctors were able to help her. Hopefully, they can do the same for your sister.
2007-10-05 17:50:37 · answer #9 · answered by JavaGirl ~AM~ 4 · 10⤊ 0⤋
What can we do to boost the spiritual strength of those suffering terrible illnesses? By having ministers with greater spiritual strength who could perform actual healings of the sick. In order to heal the sick the minister must...
Be cleansed every whit of their iniquity
Be willing to serve God in the face of loss or death
Ask in faith nothing doubting, fully expecting to receive
Be chosen of God to do this work
I recall the account of the grieving widow whose daughter had died and Peter raised her up from the dead. How greatly this increased the strength of the widow when she saw her daughter alive again! Alas we see so few such examples today. I have even tried to work with a few ministers to help them see what the scriptures teach about this and met with open hostility in every case.
Ezekiel 34:2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.
4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
2007-10-05 17:54:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 1⤋