"We missed you at the baby shower last week"
(and my facial response must have said it all)
"Wait, didn't you get the invite?"
as we both knew what must have happened...
her hubby
my hubby
his Bible
(where the envelope still sat unopened)
So I asked him later...
"Was there something you
were supposed to give me?"
immediately refreshing
his memory
and
prompting
his apology
(and I couldn't help but think about how)
this Gospel has been
handed to us
wrapped neatly
and tucked
between the pages of our Bibles
but unless
we are responsible
we remember
we open and share
(the information inside)
others will be left
still sitting
home alone
never realizing
they ever received the invite
I think we've all had an experience like that.
ReplyDeleteTondra, I really enjoyed reading this! I appreciated how you wove the Gospel and grace and inviting people into God's story within the story of the forgotten invitation to the shower.
ReplyDeleteTondra!
ReplyDeleteYour new picture is just lovely. :) I have missed you, my friend.
And, what a beautiful way to take disappointment and turn it into a spiritual lesson!
Thank you for this beautiful and thought-provoking lesson.
You are in such a similar mindset as the girl ahead of me (Tiffany at #78)
Blessings to you!
Love,
Tammy
(#79 this week)