Yesterday, my family went to a prayer meeting for a friend with vasculitis, an Auto Immune disease. He has had very obvious problems and was hospitalized twice and once it was for a very long time. The prayer meeting was patterned after James 5. (Bible)
After arriving home, my husband talked with the children if they thought a prayer meeting like that is a good thing. They affirmed that it was a good thing. Then he asked if we should have one. They could not imagine who in the family would need it.
This is some of what they have seen:
Mom gets really tired.
Mom gets irriatible. (Maybe by now they just think I am a jerk)
Mom takes many supplements
Mom has a special diet and can't eat anywhere else.
Mom experienced 12+ years of infertility.
They received a letter from my doctor telling of my having an illness severe enough to cause my death.
