Drudgery

When I was a kid I learned a simple little song that still pops into my head occasionally.  Its words encourage me to "Arise...and Shine....and give God the Glory, Glory!"  Easy to sing but not always easy to do.  "Arising" is a piece of cake.  The "Shine" part, not so much.
I have to talk to myself regularly about the impact of my attitude on my sense of well-being, and there are definitely times when my attitude has not benefited my sense of well-being.
Oswald Chambers is my teacher this morning.
"Drudgery is one of the finest touchstones of character there is.  Drudgery is work that is very far removed from anything to do with the ideal-the utterly mean, grubby things; and when we come in contact with them we know instantly whether or not we are spiritually real."-Oswald Chambers (My Utmost For His Highest-Classic Edition).
While I'm not doing much physically in the drudgery department these days, I can easily fall into a negative mindset as I experience the drudgery of sitting still and not accomplishing much of anything.  And here, Oswald teaches me again:
"Some people do a certain thing, and the way in which they do it hallows that thing forever afterwards.  It may be the most commonplace thing, but after we have seen them do it, becomes different.  When The Lord does something through us, He always transfigures it."-Oswald Chambers (My Utmost For His Highest-Classic Edition).
So, today I'll take my cue from these teachings and from Eugene Peterson in his paraphrase of the Bible, tweaking the words a bit to make them  speak to me as well as to Israel:
"Get out of bed, Barb!  Wake up!  Put your face in the sunlight!  God's bright glory has risen for you."-Isaiah 60:1-Eugene Peterson (The Message).

On the health front:
Our meeting with Dr. Ambrad was short but only semi-sweet.
My blood numbers are close enough to the normal range that there are no worries but he cautioned me that the more pronounced side effects from radiation would be surfacing soon.
I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that.