Christian Living

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A new voice

My elderly dad developed throat cancer. A large tumor had attached itself to his voice box which required removal. The result was no voice and an opening in his neck. Later he would learn to gulp air to create a sound that would, in time, be his “new” voice.
Early after the surgery, dad tried to communicate his needs to the nursing staff. I watched him desperately deal with the only thing left, writing. He couldn’t write at the speed and ease of his former speech and his “perfect” handwriting practice made it worse. Aggravation ingrained on his face as he threw his notepad to the side of the bed. The nurse disappeared before he could finish.

As the heeling process began, a way of communication was to be learned. Dad learned that gulped air could be shaped in to intelligible words. It took much effort, but worked,
Ultimately, a battery operated voice machine held to his throat gave him a new voice.

I’ve preached and taught for many years. The task of prayerfully accumulating and compiling information and formatting outlines is not without much work. Delivery comes with freedom, assurance and peace. I’ve begun to share my studies and message through a new voice, a blog. It gives me the ability to rejuvenate what I’ve been given and share it in a broader way. Like my dad, I’ll probably to gulping air to shape intelligible words. And perhaps the internet operated machine will give me a new voice.

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