but I wouldn't enter because I was terrified of the surgery.
Misconceptions about the Surgeon:
1. I mistook myself to be the Surgeon. I am only the patient.
2. I've been blaming the actual Surgeon for the affliction.
"But you must regard it as waiting, not as camping. You must keep on praying for light...." (C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity)
Things to remember:
1. This isn't just a waiting room. There are things to do.
2. I have a Surgeon who comes to meet me in the waiting room.