THURSDAY, MARCH 5
Psalm 121:1-2 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
This psalm was given to me in the form of a bookmark by my mother-in-law, Betty Fisher. Betty was a firm believer in the power of prayer. After she moved away from FPC Birmingham, we had many quiet conversations about her faith as she sat in her rocking chair at Lost Lake Woods. The following story took place before I met her or my husband, David.
David was in the Air Force stationed in Spain in 1971 when he became seriously ill. The doctors could not come up with a diagnosis and as his illness became more critical he was air-lifted to Germany and then to Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. Betty and her husband, Chuck, got a call from the doctor asking them to fly to Texas and to “prepare for the worst.” David had endocarditis and was not expected to live.
One day, as was her custom, Betty took the bus to Detroit to do some banking. She walked into the main branch of the National Bank of Detroit downtown and stood in the middle of the floor of that bustling institution. Somehow she got everyone’s attention – tellers and customers halted their transactions and listened to this desperate woman calling out to them. She said her name was Betty Fisher and she had a son who was critically ill in a hospital in Texas. She begged them all to pray for him.
Years later while telling me the story, Betty would smile and marvel that she found the courage to do such a thing, but in reality she always knew her help came from the Lord. After her visit to the bank, David slowly improved and was sent home to Michigan to convalesce.
Prayer: Lord, Thank-you for the members of this congregation who teach us that scripture is not just printed words but the way we live our lives. Amen.
Colleen Fisher
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