GRADUATING!
Elementary, middle and high school are great,
But leaving each school is what I hate
Graduation is awesome and all,
But after you feel like an old person about to fall
Youre leaving your friends, school and fun
For scorching hot days out in the sun
Instead of work keeping you busy
The heat wave, making you feel dizzy
Summer is very relaxing
But school is a better place to be chillaxing!
-Emily Grace,10
June 2014
Read: 1 Timothy 1:15-17
My grandfather, my father, and his brothers were all tough men who, understandably, didnt appreciate people who got up in their faces about faith. When my father, Howard, was diagnosed with a rapid and deadly cancer, I was so concerned that I took every opportunity to talk to him about Jesus love. Inevitably he would end the discussion with a polite but firm: I know what I need to know.
I promised not to raise the issue again and gave him a set of cards that shared the forgiveness God offers, which he could read when he wanted. I entrusted Dad to God and prayed. A friend also asked God to keep my dad alive long enough to know Jesus.
One afternoon the call came telling me Dad was gone. When my brother met me at the airport, he said, Dad told me to tell you he asked Jesus to forgive his sin. When? The morning he passed, Mark replied. God had shown him mercy as He had shown us (1 Tim. 1:16).
Sometimes we talk about the gospel, other times we share our story, still other times we just show a silent Christlike example, and always we pray. We know that salvation is ultimately a work of God and not something we can do for another. God is a gracious God, and no matter what the outcome of our prayers, He can be trusted.
A Blessed Sunday to Every One at Amy’s Place.