Praise God, from whom all blessings flow!

I worked late Monday night, not getting to sleep until around 3 a.m.

At about 9 a.m. Tuesday, I heard the telephone ring. It was Dr. Scott's office with the results of my post-treatment blood work. The voice on the other end of the line told me my liver enzymes were normal and my viral load was "below 50, which is the reference point."

"So, the reference point is considered virus undetectable, is that right?" I asked, wanting to be sure I understood what she was saying. After all, I was still asleep.

"Yes, that's correct."

"Praise God for that," I said, before we hung up.

So, the journey was worth it.

Given that there is no known cure for the Hepatitis C virus, the best you can hope for in this world is to have an undetectable level of the virus. Given that I started this journey in 2000 with a level of about 250,000-plus copies, having fewer than 50 copies detected is a miracle.

I still have to go back for periodic blood work, but just knowing that the virus was knocked back to undetectable range leaves me with hope.

God goes before, Jesus walks with us, and the Holy Spirit enables us.

Thanks be to God for His immeasurable grace and healing touch.

And thank you for your prayers during this journey.

Grace and peace ...