Not Shrinking Back

Today was another quiet day for John as he still has a fever and is feeling very tired. I am working with the staff so that he can be more active. This takes a lot of effort on the ward he is on now because it is not staffed with auxiliary staff for patients like John the same way the spine unit it staffed. We are working hard at it and hope that he will soon be getting up rather than staying in bed all the time. As we were reading in Hebrews 10 & 11 the last verse of chapter 10 struck John. It says "But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed but of those who have faith and preserve their souls". It was a reminder that we should not shrink back but have faith. We are certainly learning about what it means to have faith.