What I really believed about life, death, heaven, love, God’s calling and my days left on this earth moved from concepts and principles I live by to motivational rockets, propelling me to “act on what I know and believe” in fresh and faith-filled ways. My theology kicked in at a whole new level.A sense of urgency and clarity occurred that moved me out of desire (not guilt) to eliminate some “nice but non-essential activities” and seek God’s face with laser-like intensity. Priorities and demands that I struggled with 24 hours earlier were made very clear, very quickly. We prayed, we wondered, and we began a journey that had unexpected but powerful results.ĭuring this time with Theresa, I learned three important lessons. Fifty-two days ago, I got the worst news of my adult life… “ Your wife, Theresa, has cancer.” It was the day before our Living on the Edge board meeting in California and all I can remember is holding Theresa and crying on the couch.
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