Last weekend we had our Diocesan Convention. I enjoy going to convention for a variety of reasons: the picture it provides of the larger church, the Convention Eucharist, the many and varied displays and, of course, the people I get to see. While I usually only talk to a few clergy acquaintances and the lay people with whom I have served on Diocesan Council, this year Convention was radically different for me. I could not walk more than ten feet without someone stopping me to say: I've been praying for you for all of the past year." People I knew stopped me and people I barely knew. I even had one woman grab my name tag and say with great enthusiasm: "You're Dorian! Our congregation has been praying for you. How are you doing?"
I've known for months that I have been on prayer lists all over the world, including the prayer list of a few churches in the Diocese. However knowing this and experiencing it are two different things. I never thought for a moment that so many people would stop to let me know they've been praying for me. It was a most wonderful surprise.
As I progress in my recovery from my breast cancer treatment, it is comforting to know that my need for healing has been lifted up by so many earthly angels. As so many have said: never doubt the power of prayer.
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