33. Cancer. Kicking Me To Kingdom Come.
By now you know I love the connection between obedient lions, my namesake Daniel of Lion's Den fame, and my description of cancer as a lion backed into a corner, not asleep, not dead, but rather waiting for a chance to pounce. Well, I met some more lions today. An account of the martyrdom of Virginmartyr Glyceria at Heracula in the 2nd century is detailed here , and concludes with: "The lioness meekly crawled up to her and lay at her feet. Finally, the saint prayed to the Lord that He may take her unto Himself, and a second lioness was loosed upon her, pouncing on her and killing her, but refused to tear her apart." Can you imagine the scene? If you read the account you will see that Glyceria was saved from injury several times, and was miraculously healed from injury multiple times as well. Her example helps me view my life as it stretches through eternity rather than being myopically focused on the physical present. When she was healed, it resulted in the repent...