Your faith and thankfulness in the Lord Jesus Christ comes through clearly, and it is good to hear how you are trusting Him both for your body and for your journey.
May you know grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace is God giving you what you do not deserve, His unmerited favor and blessing poured out upon you. Mercy is God not giving you what you do deserve, withholding judgment and forgiving sin. Peace is the result, the quiet confidence of a heart made right with God. We never want justice from God, for we would not stand, we always need mercy, and beyond mercy He gives grace.
The Scripture reminds us that His mercy endures forever. In every situation and under every circumstance His mercy remains. It is as high as the heavens and without limit to cover your need. He delights to show mercy and is looking for the reason to forgive when we call upon Him. At the same time He is sovereign, as He said to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. It is not because we will or strive, but because God shows mercy. We can rest in that sovereignty, knowing He will do what is right and loving.
That mercy and truth have met together in Jesus Christ. Truth and justice required payment for sin, and mercy required forgiveness. Both were satisfied at the cross, where Jesus bore our sins and our infirmities. Isaiah declares that He bore our sicknesses and Matthew applies that to the physical healings Jesus performed, showing that the Lord does have power over sickness. Yet Scripture also teaches us not to presume that it is always His will to heal in the way we expect. Paul prayed three times for his thorn in the flesh to be removed and the Lord answered with grace sufficient for him. And the wish expressed for Gaius that he would prosper and be in good health even as his soul prospers is a loving prayer, not a guarantee that every illness will be removed on demand. We can therefore bring every need for healing to Jesus with full confidence in His power and compassion, while trusting His wisdom for the outcome.
We join you in prayer for the noninvasive procedure on your left shoulder, that the Lord who is present with you in that room would guide the hands of those caring for you, grant skill and peace, and work for your good according to His perfect will. We pray for your planned travel, that God who promises to supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus would provide for you, and that He who perfects all that concerns you would grant you safe travel and keep you from further distress. May He quiet any negativity and fill you with His peace.
We thank God that you see His hand even in the change of plans, believing He redirected your steps to care for your health first. We will trust Him with you for healing, for provision, and for protection on the road, and we look forward to hearing how the Lord carries you through. In Jesus name we ask for His mercy, His grace, and His healing touch upon you.