Last September I woke up one morning with severe pain in my left wrist. It came on all at once. I thought I must have slept on it wrong. But it didn’t go away. I had just recovered from surgery to release two trigger fingers on my left hand, and now this! When I went back to the doctor who had done the surgery on my fingers for what should have been my final appointment, he told me I had something called De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis.

I don’t know who De Quervain was, but I wish he had kept this affliction to himself! It was so painful that I was unable to play the guitar, something I love to do. I tried an injection of steroids –  which was probably the most painful injection I’ve ever had in my life, and I’ve had shots in my eyes – but it did not grant any relief. I prayed that God would grant me healing. I was finally able to have surgery to cut open the sheath around those tendons in my wrist on February 20th. There is still a lot of healing that has to take place, but last night I pulled out my guitar and for the first time in almost six months I was able to play and sing a couple of songs. There was a bit of pain still, but nothing like before, and I didn’t push it too far so that the healing could continue.

I thanked God for the healing. I had left it in His hands, and He chose to grant me relief. I thanked Him for my surgeon and all those who went before him that figured out how to perform this procedure. It reminded me of just our good and kind and gracious our God is. I am well aware that God does not always give us what we ask for, but this time He did, and I recognize it as a tremendous gift from my loving Father.

Romans 8:32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?

The last song I played and sang last night was a prayer of praise and thanksgiving to the one who not only gave me His Son to secure my salvation, but healing as well. The song was written by Chris Tomlin, but when I sing it I always add a verse from an old hymn that you might recognize.

The splendor of the King, clothed in majesty
Let all the earth rejoice All the earth rejoice
He wraps himself in Light, and darkness tries to hide
And trembles at His voice Trembles at His voice

How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God, and all will see
How great, how great is our God

And age to age He stands And time is in His hands
Beginning and the end Beginning and the end
The Godhead Three in One Father Spirit Son
The Lion and the Lamb The Lion and the Lamb       

 How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God, and all will see
How great, how great is our God

Name above all names Worthy of all praise
My heart will sing How great is our God

Then sings my soul, my Savior, God, to Thee
How great Thou art, How great Thou art
Then sings my soul, my Savior, God, to Thee
How great Thou art, How great Thou art

 How great is our God, sing with m
How great is our God, and all will see
How great, how great is our God