thaanguvaen

We were talking about how our 80+ aunt had a fall and gotten 20 stitches from her forehead to the back. Thankfully my anni had been with her to quickly get an ambulance to the hospital before much blood loss.

It gave me a knot on my stomach, as dad,83+  has been staying alone in our old house. Though he's just 2 houses away, he stays alone most of the time and comes home only for dinner and family prayer which is about say 1-2hrs. Though we had moved to a  bigger house to make him comfortable,  he remained back,wanting probably some peace without our brats at home. 

Looking at my worried dace, he said do you know that I felt last Thursday.  Dec 4. He had left by train to kalakurichi on Dec5 night. My jaws dropped. How . When where. My brother on botim was also am sure at loss of words. 

Dad said he usually wakes around 2 am for a potty trip. And that day, while trying to get his body up, he couldnt and kind of slipped and fell down from the bed. Being nearly 70kg. 83 yrs. In the middle of the night. With full bladder. He just couldnt pull himself up. He tried to turn and use rhe bed to lift himself up. Nope. Couldnt. And No one in the house. I am 2 houses away. 2 am. Phone is probably sitting on a table few feet away. 

And that's when he said it quite aloud. Jesus you are right here with me. Konjam thookividuga. And that's all he said. Next minute he was up. He went to the toilet and came back and slept like a baby. No bruises. No aches. Dad  just quoted us. ' thaanguvaen. Sumapaen. Thapuvipaen. He enjoyed seeing our bewildered faces and quickly added. This is not the first time. 

He was on thiruvetkaadu. He was speaking on Sunday morning in the church. And there he was as a guest staying prior night in a house. The bathroom was probably less used. He slipped and his legs came right up. And that's all he remembers. He felt someone hold him firmly on his underarms from behind, lift and put him back on his legs. Firmly.  He said, how you would lift a child up and put him back on the ground firmly.  He heard the first bell in church ring just then, and he quickly finished his bath and rushed to the church.

Flabbergasted,  we both beamed. How sweet is our Lord's love. His special purpose for keeping dad alive and healthy, gives me goosebumps. But that's what it is. Dad chipped again, thaanguvaen. Aenduvaen. Sumapaen. Thapuvipaen. ஏசாயா 46:4  'நான் உங்களைத் தாங்குவேன்; ஏந்துவேன், சுமப்பேன், தப்புவிப்பேன். Praise be to God for his mercies never fails.