But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” So, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. —2 Corinthians 12:9

Our world was turned upside down when our eight-year-old daughter was diagnosed with leukemia. The next day we were in the hospital for treatment.

She was scared, and in so much pain, I had to help her use the bedside commode. Afterward, she asked with tears in her eyes, “How am I going to do this?” I was at a loss for words. My mind was racing, thinking about years of treatment, medications and hospital visits, and filled with overwhelming fear for my daughter.

I said a quick prayer, and a song came to my mind. It was the old Patsy Cline country-gospel version of “One Day at a Time.” I always made fun of Patsy Cline’s singing but had not thought of it in thirty years. I told my daughter, “We’ll get through this one day at a time.” That calmed her, and it also calmed me. It seemed to slow things down. “One day at a time” became the theme for her as we all focused on beating the cancer day by day, not getting ahead of ourselves because that would be too much.

We found rest and renewal in God’s grace as his grace proved to be sufficient.

—Willie Bennett

Saints, share your personal REFLECTIONS here:

God is present in all things; it is in the difficult times of my life

I have experienced and started to understand God’s grace.

I do not believe God caused my pain as much as I believe through the pain,

I begin to see God working in my life in a more expansive way.

My own grief and pain open me up to see the gift of God’s grace

that is available in my weakness.

– Christie