Unexpected Humor and a Wake Up Call
It surprised everyone, especially some people who had been feeling sleepy. It certainly enlivened the service with some unexpected humor.
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A grandmother but young at heart, Gayl enjoys exploring creativity through writing, poetry, nature photography, art, crocheting, and piano. She loves coffee, tea, chocolate, and jeans. Gayl has been married to Steve for nearly 50 years, with 7 children and 14 grands (some have chronic illnesses, and one son is now with Jesus). Always learning and writing from her heart about life, her desire is to know God better, glorify Him, and encourage others. She is the author of Journey into Light.
It surprised everyone, especially some people who had been feeling sleepy. It certainly enlivened the service with some unexpected humor.
Then Jesus took each one of the children, and laying His hands on them, He blessed them. How gently, how kindly, and how tenderly he treated them! What a joy to this mother’s heart to see how much He loved the children! What a lesson to us as parents to love our children, never to push them aside.
For the believer, death leads to new birth and a life through all eternity with Jesus as well as those loved ones who have gone before.
God uses our weakness to demonstrate His strength. All God’s children can be that fragrance of Christ as we keep our focus on Him and not ourselves or our circumstances.