or at least it needs to be. That is the thought that is running through my head for the last couple of days, after I got my third negative PSA result since my surgery last year.
Since that time 12 months ago, I’ve gone through a lot personally, just some intense emotional struggling. I have had many struggles, some I’m not sure were even warranted, but they were still there, and I’ve had to learn to find a path through some of this stuff. But if this is a confirmation that it’s all done and I should have nothing left to fear for, then I need to step up and live like I believe that. “Fear is the mindkiller…” or so the Bene Gesserit say (Dune reference, just in case you wondered 
) and that is true in real life as well.
I received an email from a long-time friend in response to my news, and this is what he said:
Sounds like you beat it this time, but you do realize that there will be a time and place when something will get you that you can’t beat. Because of this inevitability, Paul’s “…and to die is gain” statement bids us to capture just what he means. I don’t mean to be glib, but as we walk with the Lord (abide in Christ) this “…O grave, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” takes on it’s real meaning for us, and makes all the difference in how we live until we kiss this physical life goodbye. And, the way we live, face death and suffering, and die is a major factor in teaching our kids, spouses, and friends the reality of being in Christ and Him being in us.
Hammer. Nail. Head.
I must not fear.
Thanks for reading…
