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“For I can do everything
through Christ, who gives me strength.”
Philippians
4:13 (New Living Translation)
This is
my life’s journey.
Beginning
at age six through age fifty-five, I suffered from Spinal Meningitis,
Polycystic Ovarian Disease, Hepatitis A, B and C, Endometriosis, Uterine and
Cervical Cancer, Breast Cancer, broken legs, wrist and hip and knee
replacement, Degenerative Disc Disease, Diabetes and Scoliosis of the Spine. I
lost both parents in an auto accident, and my baby sister died at age fifty-one
from heart failure, and I had three failed marriages.
So, I
never ask—what’s next?
It was
my second bout with cancer and my sister’s death that really sent me into a
tailspin. I went into deep depression. After my sister’s death, the depression
and pain were just too much, and I turned to substances to ease the pain
resulting in a further downward spiral.
On
August 8, 2012, a miracle happened. I went to the ER—another failed
self-attempt to stop the addictions. But this time, I prayed to God from the
bottom of my heart. I surrendered my all to God. I prayed for God to remove my
self-will and replace it with his will.
At that
moment, my heart palpitated and I was filled with joy. The grief and anger were
lifted, replaced with gratitude. My mind was still and I was filled with peace
and serenity. The pain throughout my body began to disappear. From that moment
on, I have not needed any mind-altering chemical to dull the pain, or a walker.
It was all gone!
I felt
warmth, as if a big mother bird had wrapped its wings around me. Later, my
husband, Jack, surmised that was really an angel embracing me. From that moment
on I felt back at home with God.
Today my
faith is stronger than ever, and I know the power of prayer, and the continued
support of the St. John’s congregation healed me.
That
walker that I lived on for four years now hangs on the wall in our
garage—waiting for the right time to pay it forward to another sufferer.
I am
back volunteering at several places in the area including the Children’s Museum
and Hazelden.
I am
convinced that there is nothing I cannot accomplish.
The
prayers from the members of St. John’s helped me keep my head above water until
I could swim back to God and surrender my life completely to him.
Life for
me is now GRAND!
Thank
you to my St. John’s family for all your prayers and support. They really,
truly worked. Tona R. Wert
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