Surgery poem - by a cousin

For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the LORD Jer. 30 : 17

The rest of the ward are sleeping

I'm laying here alone

I wish this ordeal were over

And I were safe at home.

The nurses bustle around me

To them, it's all routine,

They don't realise the turmoil

Or the trials I have seen.

But it's now in the still dark nighttime

That I feel HIS presence so near

The ONE who said He'd never leave

If I called, HE would be here.

Now I'm being prepared for surgery,

To the theatre I'm being wheeled

And though I may feel insecure,

To fear, I dare not yield.

Now I feel unconsciousness coming

As my eyes begin to close

I feel as if I am drifting. . . . . .

. . . . . Slowly. . . . . . into . . . . . . . . a doze.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

I have awakened, feeling much better,

My surgery has been a success,

Again, as in all previous trials

My Saviour has passed the test.

When YOU went through YOUR test or trial

Did you take the Saviour with you,

The One who said He'd never leave

If you called, He'd see you through?

You can, you know, right now,

Let Him lead with you behind

And feel the true satisfaction

Of this wonderful Saviour of mine.

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