Last Sunday we attended Mass at a small neighborhood church in Cornwall, N.Y. As providence would have it, the Gospel reading included this passage from St. Paul:
I have competed well
I have finished the race
I have kept the faith
While Paul’s entire message speaks of the great difficulty of maintaining an enduring faith, the same progression of spirit is certainly needed to endure an illness. And what is the reward for such dedication of purpose? For us, the prize has been the greatest of blessings: Kelly’s apparent return to good health. And so we continue to pray with increased confidence for others, like young Peter Marotta and beautiful Nikki Meyer and their families, that they too will experience the joy of God’s grace and a return to good health.
