Should I hope?

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My father had a bout of pancreatitis this weekend from an overabundance of triglycerides. The doctors did a CT scan and found a mass in his pancreas, but couldn’t tell what it was because of the inflammation. He doesn’t have any risk factor for cancer outside of diabetes - he doesn’t smoke or drink - but I’m afraid of hoping for the best. My mother told me if you hope too much God will bite you in the behind, so to speak. I’m not assuming that everything will turn out okay but sometimes I get a feeling it will, but I quickly repress it because of what my mom said. Yet I feel if I ignore these feelings I’m rebuffing God’s grace. I’ve been praying and praying like crazy but basically trying very hard to remember that there’s a good chance my prayer won’t be answered according to my mother’s advice. I’m so torn about this.
 
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My father had a bout of pancreatitis this weekend from an overabundance of triglycerides. The doctors did a CT scan and found a mass in his pancreas, but couldn’t tell what it was because of the inflammation. He doesn’t have any risk factor for cancer outside of diabetes - he doesn’t smoke or drink - but I’m afraid of hoping for the best. My mother told me if you hope too much God will bite you in the behind, so to speak. I’m not assuming that everything will turn out okay but sometimes I get a feeling it will, but I quickly repress it because of what my mom said. Yet I feel if I ignore these feelings I’m rebuffing God’s grace. I’ve been praying and praying like crazy but basically trying very hard to remember that there’s a good chance my prayer won’t be answered according to my mother’s advice. I’m so torn about this.
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Hope is a virtue. You should always hope. And you should always pray for an increase in that virtue.

Now, can you reasonably expect that everything in life will go exactly as you want it to? No. Can you expect not to encounter trials and tribulations? No.

But do not lose heart. Even in those bleak times, God is with us, giving us the strength to endure.

I would encourage you to keep praying for your dad. I will say a prayer for him right now. You might even start a novena to St. Peregrine.
 
Hi Nabooru! You should always pray and hope for the best! What would we be without hope? Remember, FAITH, HOPE and CHARITY?

God’s Will is much different from ours so oft times we don’t get exactly what we ask for, or if we do it works out that it really wasn’t what we needed but we got it anyway so we could learn a lesson for ourselves. Like me, that’s why I’m on here trying to help others. 😉

Now you need to stop and ask God to grant you the Wisdom, Courage and Strength to deal with everything that happens from now on.

I’ll be praying for you guys!

Much Peace!

Mike 🙂
 
I have heard, “Where there’s life, there’s hope.”

Yes, have hope. Pray for healing. But be open to God’s will regardless of what it is. He alone knows what’s best.
 
Our hope should be that our loved ones spend eternity in God’s presence. Anything short of that lacks love - both for God and for those loved ones He has created. Since we are all progressing toward eternity, and the length of our lives is known only to God, we must be willing to allow God to call our loved ones home at any time, as that is His pleasure, and must also be our pleasure. Remember that our earthly weeping will be turned into eternal joy. My life was spared only when I abandoned it into the hands of God. As difficult as it is, if you let go of what you love, it will be returned to you, either in this life, or in eternity - which is much to be preferred. Thus, we pray for your dad, and hope that this is nothing serious, but love demands that we offer him up to God’s will.
 
Uh, don’t over-think it. It’s okay to hope. God is not going to bite you in the behind.

Padre Pio’s refrain was, “pray and hope, pray and hope.”

There’s going to be an outcome, and your prayers and your hoping could very procure from God that grace you’re seeking, that your father will be okay,
 
Pray diligently and with hope for what you want but always finish with “You ways are above our ways, Your will be done.”
 
Ain’t no dope in hope.

In all seriousness, I pray for your dad’s swift recovery.
 
If what your mom mom said was correct, He wouldn’t have made Hope a virtue:)

I’m praying for your dad right now!
 
Good news, God spared my father. I begged God and His Mother to have mercy on me at this difficult time (I most definitely am NOT in any state to lose a parent) and They heard me.
 
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Good news, God spared my father. I begged God and His Mother to have mercy on me at this difficult time (I most definitely am NOT in any state to lose a parent) and They heard me.
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And you were worried!? 👍

Much Peace!

Mike 🙂
 
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Good news, God spared my father. I begged God and His Mother to have mercy on me at this difficult time (I most definitely am NOT in any state to lose a parent) and They heard me.
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That’s awesome. 👍 God is good.
 
Don’t forget to praise God in this time of healing. You could probably be a witness in what you say and do everytime you are with them. Speak of the power of God, and His great mercy, I think that this maybe be a good time to be a witness through action. And Pray for the healing of your father and mother.
 
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