Day 25 - 26th March: Oceans

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Psalm 23:4
Even if I walk through a valley as dark as the grave,
I will not be afraid of any danger, because you are with me.
Your rod and staff comfort me.

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​Dave writes: On the morning of 18/9/2016 whilst on holiday in Gozo, Malta for some reason my attention was drawn to the front cover of my Bible on which this particular verse was printed – it really registered at the time but I didn’t have a clue why. However, later that day whilst diving at around 30m/100 feet taking photographs I suffered from the bends and was rushed into hospital – I lost the use of my legs and was placed in a decompression chamber for 6 hours to counteract the problem of having too much nitrogen in my body. I felt an unusual sense of peace in the circumstances and long story short I was transferred to the main hospital in Malta where I stayed for further sessions in a decompression chamber which successfully resolved the situation – along with prayers and support from family and friends.
Although sadly I can no longer dive I did discover that I had diabetes type 2, high blood pressure and high cholesterol plus I needed to lose weight. I wasn’t aware of any of those other than the last one but now as a result of this experience I know about them and they are all under control.
​Particular words in the song that resonate in relation to this experience and others are – ‘In oceans deep my faith will stand’ – ‘You’ve never failed and you won’t start now’ – ‘My soul will rest in your embrace’, ‘I am Yours and You are mine’, and because I can no longer dive I love instead ‘Let me walk upon the waters!’