Dear sisters,
I received my crown yesterday, a permanent one. Hmmm, in case you are wondering, yes, you are right...not the crown from heaven but a permanent crown over the temporary one covering one of my upper left set of tooth.
I have been waiting eagerly over the last 2 weeks for this crown. The temporary one (some of you might have noticed but too kind to ask me, was entirely silver in color and supposed to last only 2 weeks). Jenna said it looked like those golden teeth old folks had in the past! I have been particularly conscious of how I looked last 2 weeks. Tried to smile on my right side only, tried to cover my mouth when I smile, tried to smile without showing teeth...and any other ways to smile...you name it)
Anyway, all said, I was very glad to receive my crown, my permanent crown. Now I can smile my original self, real wide and showing the full set of teeth.
Did I share with you the process of getting this crown? My dentist had to first remove the silvery temporary crown followed by cleaning up my broken tooth within. Then with much drilling (that was what I heard), he crowned my broken tooth. As for me, I was praying non-stop. Never had I been more spiritual :
God, give him wisdom!
God, give him skill!
God, give him calmness!
God, I don't want to die.
God, I am willing to pay any amount. Just get him to give me my crown, fast and safe....(Insight: Anyone who struggles with prayer should visit a dentist)
After half an hour, I received my crown at $550.
The crown I am getting is a permanent one. Yet how permanent can it be? Did I tell you that it all started with a tooth that split more than 10 years ago. The first crown was given over 10 years ago, but due to receding gums, it no longer served the purpose. The dentist had that crown removed , stuck a silver temporary crown(that last 2 weeks) and replaced it with the new permanent crown yesterday.
Yet is it really permanent? Maybe it can last another 10 years, God willing. Sisters, as I laid on the reclining chair, preparing to receive my crown yesterday, I thought of another crown, one that will last forever. How much are we willing to pay for this crown?
Aren't we glad, Jesus paid... with His blood.
Thank you, Father! Amen!
love,sk
1 comment:
Also looking forward to my crown of glory, the one we'll be wearing when we meet God in person finally. I'm one mad hatter over my hair, it's my earthly crown of glory and I am always very careful of how it looks. Which is why I look forward to the permanent crown of glory, since I know by then I won't be at all worried about my outward appearance!
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