I was lying in the hospital bed during the wee hours of the morning in a morphine induced haze. The TV filled the room with a surreal, pale-blue hue which flickered as the picture changed.
After spending 6 hours in the ER, I was grateful for my new – and much more comfortable – bed, but my lower back ached. I wanted desperately to sleep on my side. However, turning to the left would tug at the IV line, and turning to the right caused the IV machine to protest with a series of beeps. So, I ended up in some crazy half-flat, half-right tilt. It was no wonder I couldn’t sleep!
I felt my lower back relax a bit as I listened to the oddly soothing sounds of the IV machine.
“I am here with you,” said a voice deep in my soul.
“Where?” I whispered.
“To your left,” I heard Him say.
I slowly turned my head and shifted my gaze to the left hoping to see the image of my Savior beside me, but my eyes only found a large window with the blinds tightly drawn. I sighed and drifted off to sleep.
My mom stirred as the sunlight filtered in through the shades. I opened my eyes to see her standing by the window with a cup of coffee cradled in her hand.
She reached out and opened the blinds that had blocked my vision the night before. And to my surprise, there – just outside the window on my left – was a cross.
“I am here with you” came the words.
“Where?” I whispered.
“To your left,” I heard Him say.
And indeed, He was.
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” – Isaiah 41:10