The last two years before I retired last spring, I was outrageously blessed to work with two godly women. Our backgrounds were very different, and sometimes so were our viewpoints.
Still, we manage to share with each other about a wide range of topics over lunch each day. Who knew a casual conversation could blossom into a holy moment?
Still, we manage to share with each other about a wide range of topics over lunch each day. Who knew a casual conversation could blossom into a holy moment?
The three of us frequently talked about Scripture and things of a spiritual nature. One day the topic was whether or not to mark in our Bibles.
I've clung to, pleaded, and claimed from the same Bible for five decades. Dates, names, and prayers in the margins document my faith journey.
I've clung to, pleaded, and claimed from the same Bible for five decades. Dates, names, and prayers in the margins document my faith journey.
Perhaps as only teachers are likely to do, we started talking about the best tools for marking. Regular markers and highlighters had long since become the enemy of thinning pages in my Bible.
Koreen said someone had given her a gel highlighter that she really liked because it didn't bleed through or rip pages. It sounded like exactly what I'd been looking for.
Before I could make a trip to Walmart, Koreen came in early one morning and put a pack of two gel highlighters on my desk. What a treat to find when I arrived!
When I thanked her, Koreen acted like it was no big deal. To me it was. She had heard the love and reverence I have for God's Holy Word, and turned it into a holy moment.
Dear Reader, please know that I don't regard the Lord as a heavenly fairy godmother. I do think His listens to His children, and likes to surprise us once in a while.
Has there been a treat show up on your desk, Dear Reader? In your mailbox, or on your phone? Maybe they were love notes from God wrapped up in a holy moment shared between a couple of His beloved kids.
Koreen said someone had given her a gel highlighter that she really liked because it didn't bleed through or rip pages. It sounded like exactly what I'd been looking for.
Before I could make a trip to Walmart, Koreen came in early one morning and put a pack of two gel highlighters on my desk. What a treat to find when I arrived!
When I thanked her, Koreen acted like it was no big deal. To me it was. She had heard the love and reverence I have for God's Holy Word, and turned it into a holy moment.
Dear Reader, please know that I don't regard the Lord as a heavenly fairy godmother. I do think His listens to His children, and likes to surprise us once in a while.
Has there been a treat show up on your desk, Dear Reader? In your mailbox, or on your phone? Maybe they were love notes from God wrapped up in a holy moment shared between a couple of His beloved kids.
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