Robin Roberts must have talked to God and asked to be of greater service to Him.

I write this with the proverbial 'tongue in cheek,' and tears filling my eyes.

I've been a huge fan of Good Morning America since childhood, when I watched the show with my mother after viewing my morning cartoons. When Robin Roberts joined the show's team several years ago, she felt like a friend. During her tenure, she has introduced viewers to her family, shared her grief over the impact of Hurricane Katrina, and now this.

In the first half hour of this morning's live broadcast, Robin clutched her co-anchor Diane Sawyer's hand and announced to millions of viewer-friends that she has breast cancer.

In a quivering voice, she detailed how she found a lump in her breast and sought an immediate examination. She expressed gratitude that the cancer has been detected in its earliest stages, thanks to a doctor who wisely ordered an ultasound as well as a mammogram to explore the merit of the growth.

I jest that Robin must have asked God to give her more to do, because in sharing her diagnosis live on the air this morning, she has raised awareness about the most common cancer among women to new heights. 

I'm certain that her news has prompted numerous women with concerns about a breast lump or growth to call a doctor today. With her plan to return to work and occasionally share her treatment experience, the thousands of other women who are battling this disease will undoubtedly be encouraged. And hopefully more of us will join the fight to find a cure.

Robin, who recently penned a book titled "From the Heart: Seven Rules to Live By," announced this morning that she now has an eighth rule - early detection. She joins more than 211,000 American women who are diagnosed with breast cancer each year and said she intends to remain one of the survivors.

Most importantly, Robin's on-air announcement included an unabashed reliance on God. She recited a phrase that is often repeated in houses of worship across the land - "God is good all the time, and all the time, God is good."

That is indeed true, Robin. 

Let's keep her, and every woman we know who is living with breast cancer, in our prayers.

Psalm 91: 10-12 -  Then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.  For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.