Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow. Those three words also represent the past, present and future. Of course, we know that there is not much we can do about yesterday and thoughts of tomorrow are not always promised. And yes, we live in the ‘here and now,’ our today. As we are watching history of unprecedented actions unfold daily with our government and the state of our country, we realize that history is important. It’s good to know where you’ve been in order to know where you want to go, even though there may be uncertainties about the journey.
Recently in his journey with stage four lung cancer, Rev. Enoch Fuzz, pastor of Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church, has been finding good days to live. He has the ‘ups and downs’ and the ‘aches and pains,’ but he also acknowledges the joys of knowing “Today is a good day to live.”
As usual, Rev. Fuzz has spent a weekend doing what he does best, enjoying his life in the fullest way. He plans special events and attends special events and rests as necessary and instructed for his health. He just had an exciting weekend, as he describes:
“Sunday was a good day to live. I was excited to be at church with Dr. Glenda Glover as the speaker, then enjoyed dinner at Swetts Restaurant with friends and a Harvard Divinity School trained pastor, talking pastor stuff.” The day didn’t end there. He participated in a civic event also after dinner. “Then went to the Judge Robin Kimbrough hosted ‘Passion for Justice’ block party. He was glad that he had a full day without oxygen tanks. However: “Sunday night I endured some pain but the medication rid me of that. Monday was all day sitting in the courtroom supporting church members. This day required the use of the oxygen tank. The pain was back and Tuesday required the entire day in bed. But text messaging and social media allows you to work in bed. I am determined that things are gonna get better. So today is a good day to pray for the many people who are worse off than me. Today is a good day.”
In his words, I don’t hear complaining and murmuring about his condition. I hear thoughts of “today being better than yesterday” and expecting tomorrow to be better than those days. In essence, he finds the good in days—counting blessings for the good days. Although one day of activity may cause a day of rest, good days do come.
Prayer is still a very important part of healing. Readers are asked to continue to pray. It is also good to continue to pray for good days and create great memories. The public is invited to share historic moments in ministry at Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church. On Sunday, September 3,David King, attorney, will deliver his trial sermon to receive his license to preach at the 11 am morning worship service. Be encouraged to believe in prayer and maintain a prayer life.
Keep viewing Rev. Fuzz’s posts on Meta and be informed and encouraged by reading the weekly ‘Cancer: My Journey in Time.’
