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ere Praying
W
Through with You

e know the journey you are on, and we want to

encourage you. When you hear the doctor say the word cancer, the
fears can be overwhelming. Thankfully, there is a place of peace we
found that we want you to experience. Through these pages, we
desire to join you in this challenging time . . . to pray through cancer
with you and to walk with you through it. Our greatest desire is that
these testimonies and prayers will strengthen and bless you in the
months ahead.

FREE FROM FEAR

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We will always remember the days leading up to our diagnoses of

breast cancer. The process was very similar for us, even though we
were diagnosed six months and hundreds of miles apart. You now
know the routine. Your doctor sees a lump, shadow, or abnormality.
He or she calls for some additional tests.Then you wait for the results.
Days pass like weeks.Your emotions begin to overwhelm you. Then
the phone call comes that confirms your worst fear: Its malignant.

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WERE PRAYING THROUGH

WITH YOU

In a single moment, everything changes.You are shocked and bewildered. How could this happen? Fearful thoughts crash down like a
flood. How can I deal with the pain, the inconvenience, and the unknowns?
Weve been there. We will likely revisit fearful thoughts in the
future. But there is hope even in the most difficult times. God does
not want us to be overwhelmed by fear. He says, Be anxious for
nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God (Phil. 4:6). When
we begin to worry, we have the incredible privilege of telling God
about it and asking Him to provide all that we need.
The God of the universe wants you to humble yourselves . . .
casting all your care on Him, for He cares for you (1 Pet. 5:7). The
Greek word translated casting in this verse indicates the idea of
throwing upon. Sometimes we cant gently give God our requests; we
throw them at Him! Honestly, weve been there, especially in great
disappointment. Thankfully, our Lord wants us to come and cast our
cares on Him.

= YOU WONT BE ALONE '

Life is a lot like driving down a two-lane country road with a huge
eighteen-wheeler in front of you. You cant see around it. You cant
get around it.Your every attempt to pass has been met by oncoming
cars, which makes you even more fearful you will never move on.
But what if there was a helicopter above you with someone who
loves you at the controls? Better yet, what if you could communicate
with the person in the helicopter? That is what God has already done
for us! He is in the helicopter. He can see what is in front of the
truck and what is around the next bend. He can see the whole future
clearly. As we communicate with Him, we can easily navigate around
that big truck and move on to the next obstacle in the road.

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K WERE PRAYING THROUGH

WITH YOU

While the analogy is somewhat simplistic, it is a reminder that

we are dependent on God to help and navigate us through life.
He wants to come alongside us and walk with us through our ups
and downs.

= THE GIFT OF HIS PRESENCE '

One of Gods greatest gifts is His presence. Our loving heavenly
Father tells us to come to Him at any time, in any place, and with any
emotion. God describes Himself in many powerful ways in the Bible.
He is called the Rock, our Stronghold, a Tower, and our Refuge. We
have the privilege of joining Him in this solid place. Though our
circumstances may be swirling around us, we are able to join Him in
a place of perfect security.
Are you struggling with trusting Him completely? Wed encourage you to enter your Refuge and talk to God about everything on
your heartright now. Be honest with God.

= THE GIFT OF HIS PEACE '

God promises that when we pray about all that makes us anxious, He
will give us peace. This is hard to imagine until we experience it.
We have the privilege of being married to men who know the
power of prayer. The evenings following our diagnosis, we prayed
with them. We asked God for healing, but we also asked Him for the
strength to walk through this with His peace and provision. Each
time we prayed together in the months that followed, we found that
we walked away expectant, almost excited to see how God would
work. We were filled with peace when the challenges of life should
have prevented it.

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WERE PRAYING THROUGH

WITH YOU

FROM OUR HEARTS TO YOURS

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We know many of you will go through at least three months of

treatment. In addition to the year-long devotional content in this
Bible, we have added thirty days of devotions written out of personal
experiences with cancer to use as you begin your journey. There are
also comforting prayers, helpful tips, and guided journal space to help
you weather the storm and pray through your cancer. The women
within these pages are sharing their stories of struggle and triumph in
the face of uncertainty with you. They have one important thing in
common: they each experienced God's peace as they looked to our
Lord and Savior.
We pray that God will fill you with unexplainable peace as you look to the
One who created you and loves you and will walk with you all of your days!
Susan Sorensen and
Laura Geist
Co-authors of Praying
Through Cancer
Susan Sorensen experienced thyroid cancer at age nineteen and breast
cancer at forty-one. She is a speaker and author of books, magazine
articles, and Bible studies. Susan lives with her husband and children
in Michigan.
Laura Geist was diagnosed with breast cancer at age forty. She is a
freelance journalist and author who speaks to women's groups about
finding joy amidst the pain of cancer. Laura lives with her husband and
children in Michigan.

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Day 24

The Woman in the Mirror

Do you not know that you are the
temple of God and that the Spirit of
God dwells in you?
1 Corinthians 3:16

uring the course of chemotherapy treatments, my body

changed. I was very thin with a few sprigs of hair sticking out of my
scalp. My skin was a pasty white, and even though I slept a lot, I had
dark circles under my eyes.
I share this with you not to discourage you but to let you know
that youre not alone if you are wondering who that woman in
the mirror really is. The good news? I quickly gained back weight
and lots of hair, and although I dont sleep nearly as much now, I
dont have circles under my eyes anymoremaybe just a few more
wrinkles!
But I came to understand that my body and mind, although crucial to my survival on earth, were not the essence of who I was then
or who I am today. I came from God and will return to Him when
my time here is done. With that knowledge, cancer lost much of its

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