So, this isn't exactly in chronological order, but I have been thinking about it a lot in the last few days. As I was waiting to have my biopsy, we had what we call at church, "Fast Sunday." It's one Sunday a month that we set aside to hold a "fast" (not eating or drinking). We can either use these days to simply increase our worship by showing a little extra devotion OR use it as a day to ask for a special blessing in a time of need through our little sacrifice. As this particular Fast Sunday came just a few days before my scheduled biopsy, I knelt down to pray to ask for a special blessing. As I began to pray, I found that I could not bring myself to ask our Heavenly Father to "please bless me to be cancer-free." I could not say it. I knew I wasn't supposed to say it, I could feel it. Instead, I said the words, "please bless me to have peace, no matter what comes from this."
Even in the moments I felt the most nervous about the biopsy and it's results, the fear was fleeting. Peace has prevailed. I know that my prayer was (and continues to be) answered.
To see all the ways this particular prayer has been answered throughout my journey, use the labels in my blog of "peace" and "blessings."
Here is some more information on Fasting: http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/fasting
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