My Caring Friend, Susan Willis

    I have known Susan since we were kids. I didn't pay much attention to her then but when I was in High School, she was in Jr. High,  and one day we were playing football at the park across from her house and I was going out for a pass and saw Susan sitting on a blanket and tripped, I thought I was going to break my neck, she was beautiful. I never hit on her because there were good reasons, her brothers Ron and Chuck, they were not known for peaceful attitudes, on the contrary.....
     So we were always two kids from the neighborhood. Years passed and she hooked up with my friend Terry, and we all went to church together, those were wonderful times, there were so many good people working together, and sharing their love for Jesus, and caring for one another. But offenses come, and people divide, and go different directions.
     If I could, I would bring everyone back together again. I have always seen the congregation as a bread mixture, before the bread can be used every lump of leaven must be removed from the mix and when I would look out at the congregation and someone wasn't there it was like a portion of the mix was missing, and there wouldn't be enough to make the loaf. I would be speaking amiss if I said I have never been offended, I have. But my vision is overcoming, Jesus is saying come on over. There is a door in the wall called the eye of a needle, in order to enter through that door you must unpack your load  and go through it leaving all personal baggage behind, and hunker down to make yourself smaller.
     I will never give up on anyone who has walked through the doors of that church. They are all precious stones to me. Jesus adds to the church those He wants saved. So my desire is to see Susan and Terry, Charlene, Jon and Cindy, our dear brother Nash and his family and many more over the years that have gone away come back in the fold. If we all leave the personal baggage behind we can reunite and be strong and bold, we can resist the wiles that influence our carnal minds. Walk in the Spirit each day, without ceasing to pray and abide in the narrow way and we will be blessed. (the last line was for you Susan.

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