{"id":2694,"date":"2008-10-17T11:20:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-17T11:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2008\/10\/prayers-please.html"},"modified":"2008-10-17T11:20:00","modified_gmt":"2008-10-17T11:20:00","slug":"prayers-please","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2008\/10\/prayers-please.html","title":{"rendered":"Prayers, please"},"content":{"rendered":"

Longtime readers may remember a deacon by the name of Tom Stonecipher; last year, I posted an item<\/a> on him and his remarkable journey to the Catholic Church and the diaconate. Yesterday, the diaconate grapevine passed along news that Deacon Tom has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. I dropped him an e-mail, and this is what he wrote back: <\/p>\n

<\/a> I received the biopsy results yesterday. Surgery is scheduled for December 2. I have decided that removal of the prostate is my best option and offers the best chance to be cancer-free.<\/p>\n

Ministry going well have not had much time to blog I still work full time and with the commute twelve hour days are the norm.<\/p>\n

Please request prayers using all the resources available. I would appreciate knowing the people of God are remembering me at this time. I have supported many as they journeyed through health issues but now it appears it’s my turn. I am still struggling with all this entails. Beckey and I are on vacation at St. Simons for several days. The island is my favorite place and a wonderful place to put all this in perspective. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Please keep the Stoneciphers in your prayers. If you visit Tom’s blog<\/a>, you will find an e-mail address if you’d like to send thoughts, prayers, wisdom, and support. I’m sure he’d appreciate it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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