Fighting the Devil in Arizona

   My brother Mike has decided to name the cancer that has invaded his body, so that he can personally address it when he is condemning it. When my other brother Ted and I were with him in Glendale, AZ, during his first week of chemo and radiation, he named it "Beelzebub" which of course is symbolic of the devil, or a prince of hell. Since then he has added "The Beast" in front of "Beelzebub". The radiation equipment is like a "beast" and it takes one beast to kill another. It is a totally appropriate name for this disease which has attacked his body with stealth and surprise. The battlefield is greater than his physical body, it encompasses his entire being. The soul and spirit are waging an equally fierce conflict at the same time as the science of chemo and precision radiation are battling with the attack on his body.
   Just as my brother Mike has an army of doctors leading the physical clash with the science of medicine, he has an army of spiritual warriors engaging the enemy's attack on his spirit. Pray for Mike that God will sustain him through this struggle. Pray for God to guide the Doctors and pray that God will give Mike strength, courage, hope and peace. I believe "hope" is the key that will triumph over any adversity that we face. "Hope" that our Lord and Savior will be there right besides us, defeating our enemies. Destroying the cancer and punching out the old "Beast Beelzebub".
   Keep punching brother!