Luke 11:1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
Blessings family,
Monday night I had a stressful moment at work and it gripped me. As much as my mind could understand this stressor, the situation still chipped away at me. I prayed and used many of the tools I’ve learned as a chaplain and as a peer team leader to destress, but I could not break its grip. I went home that night and was able to have a good night’s rest. In the morning as I was driving home from dropping off my son at school, this stress fell upon me again. I prayed even harder and called upon Jesus to remove this anxiety. The stress continued and I ended up in the ER because of chest pains and other symptoms. That was a small roller coaster with ruling out a heart attack, then thinking I had a blood clot in my lungs, then no blood clot and going back to revisit my heart. At the end, all seemed to be fine and it pointed to stress.
I share this with all of you because I was unable to break what felt like an incredible oppression. But while I was in the hospital, I was receiving calls and text messages from friends who had no idea I was there and when they found out they began to pray. The prayers have continued into this morning and I feel His peace and strength through them.
Don’t ever assume that someone you know and may think is more connected to God than you is okay. We all fall short. I needed my brothers and sisters to come alongside me to lift me up and spiritually intercede for me. I know many of you didn’t know I was in the hospital and it’s okay. I know you would have prayed. It was just another reminder how blessed I am that in struggles, God always sends His human angels to help me.
PS: I was even more blessed this afternoon to see why I went through this spiritual battle. But that is another story for another day.
God bless you,
Jorge
If you want to make love known, you must love the way He loves you ~ Jorge Alessandri
I am a small piece of a broken mirror reflecting something Great. ~ Jorge Alessandri