My Miracle Student

Today I woke up with some sad things on my mind, and I was fighting a small dose of depression. I sat down on the floor in my room as I tied my shoes, swallowing back tears, and whispered up a prayer. "God I'm gonna gonna need your strength to make it today, more so than normal." I read my daily scripture and meditated on the thought that I move, breathe, and exist only in Christ. I made it to school determined not to focus on my lack but on my blessings.

It didn't take long for God to show up and answer my prayer. By the time I made it to the first class period of the day, God said "Let me show you how GREAT I am!!"

There is a girl at our school who found out when she was in 8th grade that she had tumors on her spine. She had the tumors removed and was then placed in a wheelchair due to some paralysis. She's now in 10th grade and found out that the cancer had spread to her brain. She simply said "They got it off my spine; they can get it off my brain." Despite the bad diagnosis, she stayed positive. You could never catch her without a smile, and she was determined to come to school everyday possible. She's been in the hospital for 5 weeks of treatment and had her latest diagnosis yesterday. The radiation shrunk the tumors, and she is going to be fine!

I did cry today, but it wasn't out of self-centered sadness. Instead my tears were from joy and love for my miraculous savior. He sent me the strength I needed along with a reminder that he has it all under control!

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