Health concerns are always a faith-tester and again my mother is at the top of my prayer list. It seems like crisis like these are a supercharger for one’s prayer life, although we’d be much better off if we all prayed regularly with passion and zeal, and not just in times of crisis.

The latest is that my mother, whom God has brought safely through a stroke and pacemaker surgery in the past year, is now suffering from … well, we’re not quite sure, but the options aren’t exactly great. One possibility is that it’s pnuemonia, which would be bad enough. The other possibility is that it’s a tumor, either cancerous or non-cancerous.

The next 24-48 hours will reveal a lot; I know my mother is no spring chicken, though. She’s in her 70s and has been a lifelong smoker. My greatest comfort is that, when her time does run out and she’s called home, I know that she knows Yeshua.

That said, I am still praying that Adonai will choose, once again, to extend her days. Yet only He knows what is best.