‘IT’S cancer’ are words no one is prepared to hear, especially not as an otherwise fit and healthy 25 year old. Yet, this is the reality I faced in January 2021 after having gone to the doctor with a small lump in my breast. Since then, I have undergone surgery and fertility treatments; and, as I write, I am approaching my last round of chemotherapy, before moving on to radiotherapy.
It has been quite easy throughout my life for me to be grateful to God and to worship singing songs of gratitude. The song I most associate with my time at the Church of Scotland’s National Youth Assembly is Matt Redman’s 10,000 reasons, the premise being there are 10,000 reasons to sing God’s praise. The third verse states: