True Love

We thank the Lord for another good day in the house of God. My Sunday school lesson was on "Mystery Babylon the Great", moring sermon was "Sinking Sand" and the afternoon study was on "Ruth's Rest'. It was good to have Steve Bell and Jason Works visiting in the services today.

This Story touched my heart...

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his
80's arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in
a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.

I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be
over an hour before someone would to able to see him. I saw him
looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another
patient, I would evaluate his wound. On exam, it was well healed, so I
talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his
sutures and redress his wound.

While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's
appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry.

The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to
eat breakfast with his wife. I inquired as to her health.

He told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a
victim of Alzheimer's Disease. As we talked, I asked if she would be
upset if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was,
that she had not recognized him for five years now.

I was surprised, and asked him, 'And you still go every morning, even
though she doesn't know who you are?'

He smiled as he patted my hand and said,

'She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is.'

I had to hold back tears as he left, I had goose bumps on my arm, and
thought, 'That is the kind of love I want in my life.'

'Life isn't about how to survive the storm, But how to dance in the
rain.' We are all getting Older. Tomorrow may be our turn.

Enjoy life now -it has an expiration date!