"Lord, Prepare me to be a Sanctuary"

In the book of John, we find the words of Jesus, "I go to prepare a place for you...." While we recognize that this place is heaven, there is another place that He prepares for us--right here on earth. The place He is preparing in heaven will be a beautiful, amazing place. The place(s) that He prepares for us here can be very messy, very uncomfortable places--places we would not choose to go if we had a say in the matter. One of those places is illness; another might be poverty; another grief; another loneliness. The one that I know about is illness. I would never have selected cancer as a destination; it was selected for me. I have never doubted that the Lord knew what He was doing when I started on this journey. He did not leave me and He will not forsake me now. He is already in my future and knows exactly what my tomorrow will be like. He will give me strength and grace to face the day just like He did today. No, I haven't been comfortable today and I won't be tomorrow either. But the fact that He has prepared the day for me means He will prepare me for the day!