I got an exciting call one Wednesday afternoon
that I was a match for a patient needing a bone marrow transplant! It
had been many years since I became part of the registry so I was really
caught off guard. The screener asked if I was still willing and able to
be a bone marrow donor. I said I was definitely still willing and I
supposed I was still able. He asked a few screening questions which
brought up a question of whether I WAS still able...Since registering as
a donor, I had discovered that I had a blot clotting disorder (an
autoimmune disease). He was not sure whether I'd still be eligible, but
he said he'd find out and call me back.
I was hoping I'd get a call back before
leaving for church that evening, but not so. Right before church
started, I figured I'd check my messages at home and lo and behold, he
had called back. I was very disappointed to hear that I would not be
able to donate my bone marrow because of my blood disorder, though there
were other matches. My blood just wasn't good enough!
I walked up on the platform and took my place in
the worship team to lead worship praying that the Lord would know my
willing heart and help me not be too disappointed. By about the third
song, I began to be overwhelmed with the thought that, no my blood is
NOT good enough!! It's not good enough to pay for my own sins. That's
why Jesus had to take my place. Thanks be to God that His blood is
perfect- nothing wrong with it! His PERFECT blood saved me, paid the
price for my sins and healed me!
