Lift Up Your Heads

Many people seem surprised by my cheerful attitude when it comes to this awesome journey involving cancer and its ramifications. In answer to the often expressed, "my, you seem cheerful," I refer you to the following scripture.

I feel this sums up the "why" that is implied, but never verbalized.

Mosiah 24 12-16

12 And Alma and his people did not raise their voices to the Lord their God, but did pour out their ^ahearts to him; and he did know the ^bthoughts of their hearts.

 13 And it ^acame to pass that the voice of the Lord came to them in their afflictions, saying: Lift up your heads and be of good comfort, for I know of the covenant which ye have made unto me; and I will covenant with my people and deliver them out of bondage.

 14 And I will also ease the ^aburdens which are put upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs, even while you are in bondage; and this will I do that ye may stand as^bwitnesses for me hereafter, and that ye may know of a surety that I, the Lord God, do visit my people in their ^cafflictions.

 15 And now it came to pass that the burdens which were laid upon Alma and his brethren were made light; yea, the Lord did^astrengthen them that they could bear up their ^bburdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with ^cpatience to all the will of the Lord.

And I believe the next verse too, which gives me the 'reason for the hope that is in me'...

16 And it came to pass that so great was their faith and their patience that the voice of the Lord came unto them again, saying: Be of good comfort, for on the morrow I will deliver you out of bondage.

This scripture warms my heart, and helps me to feel that I am not alone. I feel I must have signed up for this somewhere, and I'm okay with that. Really, I am.