Roller Coaster

Last night while I was getting ready to go into church, a friend was driving by and stopped to talk.  He said he had heard that I had been DX with RA.  This friend has had RA for over 15 years now, and has struggled  horribly with this disease.  He told me how sorry he was to hear that I had it.  We talked for a long time about the disease and different treatments.  My heart hurt, because while I have known this man for years, I don't think I had every really thought much about his disease.  And now we are kindred spirits.  He said he would be praying for me, and it brings tears to my eyes, because I should have been praying for him all along.  Rest assured he is on my prayer list now.  I got the opportunity to talk with him about the Lord, even in my sickness God has a purpose and a mission for me.  Lord help me to keep my emotions together so that I may point others to You.  I know that the help I need will not come from a doctor or a medicine, but will come from You, Oh Lord.  I know that I will have to be reminded of this often, because my emotions have been on a roller coaster as of late.  But for this hour Lord, help me to stay positive.