Today, Pastor Silas delivered an excellent message of dealing with suffering and tribulations, while maintaining your Joy in the Lord. His message was given from a theological perspective and is true on all points. Get the CD and listen to again to catch the subtle nuances you may have missed during the service. I would like to follow up with a practical side of the same subject – suffering with Joy. I want to share with you some of my journey over the past three years. Three years ago, at the age of 53, I was at the top of my game. The year was 2008, and I ran a successful computer consulting company, was pastor of a small church on Cape Cod, husband to a most wonderful woman, and father of six beautiful children. One day I felt a small lump under my chin, so I went to the doctor to have him look at it. After some initial blood work, it was determined that I had leukemia. I was floored. I was treated for a year on some ‘mild’ c...