New LIfe from the Love of Life

On Reid’s and Rafael’s wedding day, Reid received a call he'd waited for since he was a teenager: a hospital in Indiana had a kidney for him, but it had to be transplanted immediately. Reid couldn’t make it to Indiana in time, so Rafael donated his kidney to Reid. The successful transplant renewed Reid’s life, and it deepened their love. “I got a lifesaving organ from the love of my life.”
“Right before I was to undergo my bone marrow harvest, a friend said, ‘Give from your strength, and give to your sister's strength. Don't be the strong one helping the weak one. Don't be the fortunate one helping the victim. Give from your strength to her strength. Strength to Strength.” – Elizabeth Lesser, Marrow
Affirmative prayer:  Infinite Presence, I give thanks for inner strength, understanding that this power is not for me to keep to myself. I am immersed in an abundant, creative force and love, and I bring this energy to others. In the exchange, in the sharing of God’s life, we are made whole. Thank you, God, forever. Amen.

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