BikerDoc- Isn't this just amazing?! WOW! Look at all of the love from this group to a person that many of us have never met. But we are tied by the love of three wheels, and a love for others... that can't be explained. Just do a search on prayer in this forum and see what you find. Prayer goes out from our members for health issues, safe travel, family members, death, lots more. Members talk of how prayer and their BELIEF in God, carried them through the darkest of times. I'm one of those guys. It's not something I say... it is a way of life. From what I read, there's several of us that feel this way Doc. We mean every word of that we say when we say we will be praying for guidance for all of your doctors and for God's permissive will to give you many years of continued sight. And we are honest enough to say that God may have a different and better plan. It may not be better in our confined myopic view. Remember that HE can see a boatload more than we can. I can't tell you the things I prayed for only to hear a 'no' or 'not now'. AFTER the fact, many times, I can see that my desires weren't the best in the big picture. Drives me nuts some times! I will say this- WHEN that has happened, my next prayer was that He would give me the grace, understanding and clarity to make something good out of the situation. I have ALWAYS had that prayer answered with YES!
I tell my son-in-law... God ain't no slot machine. We can't keep puttin prayers in expecting one to eventually pay off. There is ONE that will, but that's for an off-forum conversation
I have to smile... On the Off Topic Board there is a thread called Off Topic Discussions that called for there to be no mention of God or race or religion. We'd be in sad shape here wouldn't we, ...if God was taken off the table!