A cancer survivor is profiled in the local section of the Pinellas edition of today's Tampa Bay Times. Her mother painted on their fence, IN 2012 MY DAUGHTER SURVIVED CANCER. THANK YOU, GOD! Yes, God should be thanked, and I, too, thank God for surviving my 2009 bout with ovarian cancer. In addition to this incident, I thank God daily for many things. Yet, when it comes to surviving cancer, I also thank my doctors, friends, and family members who helped me through my ordeal and contribute to the life I love today. I thank God for guiding medical professionals to find the cancer in me so that it could be eradicated, for giving them the knowledge to help all of us understand what had to be done and needed to be done in the future to prevent its resurgence, and for providing all of us with strength to survive this and future ordeals that tested my faith and threatened my placid, easy going way of life. God was and is a part of all of this, but no, He's not the only entity that I thank each day for surviving cancer, or anything that threatens my life.
Every morning begins and every evening ends with gratitude to God for my life and life in general. To me, He is my guiding force, inner voice, and model to be a better person. Just as He is not to blame for floods, fires, and war, He is not the only reason for glorious days, meaningful lives, and peace in parts of the world. People of all religions, and those who believe in the absence of a supreme being, daily perform heinous acts, and God is blamed for the horrific actions that ensue. Typhoons, earthquakes, hurricanes, drought, and untimely deaths occur, and God is called to task. Why? Why is God to blame? If these individuals truly believe in a God, or they have a superior sense of self, how can they declare war on this earth. and those who are attempting to live here, in His name or the name of Allah? How can God be held accountable by those who contribute to the poverty and famine near and far? I can not blame God for all that is evil, nor can I be totally grateful to Him for all that is good or miraculous. He is the reason I believe the world can be a better place. He is the reason I am the person I am today. But He is not the only reason.
God is my partner, teacher, friend. He is the creator, the spirit around me, and Father. I won't blame him for the injustices or horrific deeds I witness. Instead, I'll ask him for guidance to do what is right to correct that which I can control. I'll credit him for as much good as I can, knowing that if all of us followed the simple precept - DO UNTO OTHERS - we would not perpetuate the evil that permeates our world. I will give him most of the credit, and pray that those who believe in Him will follow his precepts, leading to a better world. He is the antitheses of evil. He is forever, and He is love.
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