{"id":650,"date":"2025-07-16T22:51:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T02:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hirtfamily.net\/chris\/?p=650"},"modified":"2025-07-16T22:51:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T02:51:35","slug":"rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hirtfamily.net\/chris\/2025\/07\/16\/rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve got to be honest.  I have had some fear and anxiety as we approached today: Chris\u2019 appointment for testing and results at Northwestern.\u00a0 The past several weeks he has had an ongoing cough, a sinus infection, random twinges of nerve pain in his leg, and on top of that he hurt his chest doing water sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, remembering that as members of the same body you are called to live in harmony, and never forget to be thankful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colossians 3:15<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Phew!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The verse does not say, when things are going swell feel Christ\u2019s peace.\u00a0 Maybe that\u2019s more Hallmark style.\u00a0 Paul urges a conscious decision on our part to allow the peace that Christ has given to rule in our hearts\u2026and don&#8217;t forget to live in harmony and be thankful.\u00a0 What does Christ\u2019s peace ruling within us look like in the space between the now and the not yet\u2026or for us today: the space between the test and the results?\u00a0 This last week I have been chewing on \u201crule\u201d as Americans don&#8217;t typically like \u201crule\u201d, but Thailand is familiar and accustomed to rule (Thailand is a constitutional monarchy). I\u2019ve settled on \u201cbe the leader\u201d.\u00a0 I&#8217;m trying to consciously allow the peace of Christ, his truths, to be the leader in my mind and heart rather than other options, like ruminating worries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A simple, \u201cscans look great\u201d from our neuro-oncologist was both a gift and relief to us today.\u00a0 Our medical team in Chicago continues to be pleased with Chris\u2019 images and blood work, though he is still in a recovery phase.\u00a0 It is a clear \u201csteady on\u201d from them with another scan to check in mid-October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for your continued love and prayers for our family as we walk this journey.  We welcome you to join us in prayer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For Luis as he attends a camp focused on high schoolers who have grown up abroad.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For Chris to be healed of a long running cough (since May) as he starts antibiotics\u00a0today<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We thank God for these good results, good family time these past few weeks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For discussions regarding Chris return to work and resuming his responsibilities with Wycliffe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;ve read this far, the post&#8217;s picture is one that I love for the simple joy on Emalene&#8217;s face \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/hirtfamily.net\/chris\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PXL_20250716_122918343-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hirtfamily.net\/chris\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PXL_20250716_122918343-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hirtfamily.net\/chris\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PXL_20250716_122918343-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hirtfamily.net\/chris\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PXL_20250716_122918343-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hirtfamily.net\/chris\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PXL_20250716_122918343-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hirtfamily.net\/chris\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PXL_20250716_122918343-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Our day started early this morning with a 7:10am appointment downtown Chicago for 4 MRIs.  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