On Belay? — “Are you ready to belay me?”
Belay On — “We are Ready.”
Climbing — “I’m climbing."
Climb On — “We are ready and paying attention to you.”
(Post by Michael)
I have been on multiple team building events where climbing is involved. I must admit, it is a pretty cool experience when you scale a 30 foot telephone pool, and then stand on top of it… on one foot. Next, jumping to grab, and hang from a trapeze bar. It is a both a nerve racking and exhilarating experience.
You cannot (or at least should not) attempt this on your own. The point of this crazy obstacle is both for you to stretch your limits, and for you to be fully reliant upon your belay team. While you are trying to figure out how to go from climbing this pole to standing on top of it (as it sways back and forth), you are trusting your life to this group of individuals who are strapped into the rope system with you. You have the liberty to push further because you know that this group is with you, and that they have you covered.
As I have walked this road of cancer with my wife, I often find myself wondering… “What do you do when the one you love has cancer?” No really. What.Do.You.Do? What is the appropriate response when you are told that your bride has cancer?
I cannot “fix it”. I could not protect her from it. So I am grounded in the realization that I, as a man, as a husband, cannot “solve” this. Then God reminds me of my role. He reminds me that my role of a husband is not to “fix it”. He tells me that this is not my problem to solve. It is my role is to be her belay team. I, her husband, her other half, her best friend, her love, her life, her husband, her soulmate, her sunshine; am to love and support - her.
The Creator of the universe. The Sustainer of life. The King above all Kings. My Savior, my Redeemer, my Strong Tower. This is His, and it is His will that I want to be done.
God, Wife, Husband. Yep, we’ve got this.
Need to Breathe has a song that I love. The song is full of conviction, determination, and resolve. The song is titled “Won’t Turn Back”. Here is small part of it:
Faithful like a soldier
Who’s answered to the call
Even when his back’s against the wall
So tell me why I should run for cover
At the sound of the coming thunder
All I hear is the cry of my lover
Yeah take your shot
I won’t turn back
Cancer…Tell me why I should run for cover.
I. Won’t. Turn. Back.
Each of you are key to our journey. We are grateful for all of you. Your love, your care, your intentionality, your prayers; they are all key for us.
You are Our Belay Team. So...
On Belay?
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