I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing hymns to my God as long as I live. (Psalm 104:33)
As a young student, I underwent surgery to remove my thyroid and 12 cancerous nodules. Despite four courses of radioactive iodine treatment over a period of nine years, one nodule remained on a nerve that controls the vocal cords.
Further surgery was necessary, but it posed a risk to my voice if the surgeon had to sever the nerve. If that were to happen, I would still be able to speak thanks to a nerve graft, but I might not be able to sing. That prospect was hard to face, but we entrusted it to the Lord.
On the Sunday before the operation, during a Christian gathering, this verse was read: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God; and the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6–7).
It does not promise to grant all our requests, but it does promise us His peace.
During the operation early that morning, my husband was reading a passage from the Bible, and it just so happened to be the verse of the day (Psalm 104:33). He felt that the Lord had already answered his prayer. Once he was taken to the recovery room, he told me what he had just experienced. Immediately afterwards, the surgeon came in and reported that he hadn’t needed to cut the nerve to remove the lump. What a relief!
Our God is great. He answers our prayers as He sees fit; let us trust in Him! But above all, He fills us with His peace, just as He promised.
Source: La bonne semence 2026