The Gold Cross

Yesterday, Mom asked me to find her gold cross necklace that I gave her for Christmas. “It’s hidden with your other jewelry,” I told her. “But I’ll get it and you can wear it if you think you can leave it on at all times. Do you think you can leave it on even when you sleep or shower,” I asked. “Yes,” she promised. “It’s very important to me.”

A little later Mom asked me if there’s anything she should be doing to prepare for “what’s coming next.” That opened the conversation about radiation treatments and the questions we want to ask the oncologist next week. I was glad Mom wanted to talk about it, and she seemed very clear-headed and calm.

Then, I asked, “Momma, do you say your prayers at night?”

“Oh, yes,” she said, “and in the morning and at noon, too.”

I said, “Well, I’m praying that God will guide you to made the decision that’s best for you once we have all the information we can get.”

“Yes, that’s what I’m praying for, too,” she said.

The day before I had prayed for a clue to how to talk about prayer with my mother. Here was the answer. Thank you, God.

Sue