Larry wasn\u2019t at our He Is Alive! Party the Saturday before Resurrection Day. \u00a0I wondered because Larry never misses Special Gathering of Vero, a ministry within the developmentally disabled community. \u00a0Our mission is evangelism and discipleship. \u00a0 However, our supervisor told me that she had been told that Larry wouldn\u2019t be at the party. \u00a0Larry\u2019s mom had been in the hospital for a small speck that had been found on her brain. Yet, I\u2019d been told that things were good and that she left the hospital without surgery.<\/p>\n
When I received a voice message yesterday from his mother, Jackie, I was sad because I knew that this wasn\u2019t a good sign. \u00a0In honesty, I waited for an hour to respond; because I wanted to prepare myself for what I would hear from her.<\/p>\n
Neither of us planned on developing a friendship. \u00a0But Saturday after Saturday, Jackie and I exchanged pleasant information about family and Larry. \u00a0The result, we have become friends. \u00a0She appreciates how much Larry loves the Lord because of his faithfulness to Special Gathering. \u00a0I love her willingness to bring him each week, on time. \u00a0She\u2019s never late to pick him up after the chapel services. \u00a0As we have gotten to know each other, a genuine love has developed that goes beyond our mutual relationship with Larry.<\/p>\n
In short, in the week between appointments with the local doctor and the Orlando specialist, the tumor\u2019s size has doubled. \u00a0They believe that it is cancerous and the growth is alarming. \u00a0We talked for a few minutes; and she filled me in with all the details.<\/p>\n
Then I asked her about her relationship with the Lord. \u00a0I felt that she was a Christian but I wanted to be sure. \u00a0\u201dYes,\u201d she assured me. \u00a0\u201dI know the Lord. \u00a0He is my Savior.\u201d<\/p>\n
For a few minutes, we cried together. \u00a0I\u2019m sure that she could not tell that I was crying and I know that I\u2019m supposed to maintain a more ministerial aura. \u00a0However, there are some people who worm their way into your heart and eat that veneer with their love. \u00a0Jackie is one of those people. \u00a0After our conversation, I was thankful that she had called on Resurrection Day because the joy and hope of new life was burning in my spirit.<\/p>\n
The assurance of life eternal is the result of Christ\u2019s resurrection. \u00a0The Bible tells us in Roman 8:11, \u201cAnd if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.\u201d \u00a0No matter what the outcome, Jackie is in the Lord\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n
What are some of the good things you have had happen on Resurrection Day?<\/p>\n
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