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| The Original 70's Bible Study Cathy, Cathy, Pauletta, Kerry, Juanita, Dottie |
The
neatest thing happened today. The Bible Study that I was in during the 70’s had
a reunion!!! There were 6 of us. The last study we did together was in 1977 or
1978. I don’t know if we all stepped back and were in our 20’s - 30’s or if we
all stepped forward to the present...probably a little of both. The ease,
trust, love, and familiarity picked up where we left off. We had a brunch,
laughed a bit and then started into the serious part of catching up our lives.
One
thing was obvious: our life trials revolved around husbands, kids, or
grandkids. God chooses our family. These relationships that are the closest to
us have been the crucible of God’s refining. Half of the gals are no longer
married, the other half have at some point wished they weren’t! All have
grandchildren except for one. And all have been or still are entwined with
their grown children’s poor choices or life devastations of which no one is to
blame. As we laughed and cried through each gal’s story we felt what that time
was like for her. Some kept in touch and went through the “fire” with them;
most of us lost touch and had no idea of the ordeals. The six gals who sat
around that table could have given Oprah a run for her money as far as heart
wrenching show stories. Not a single one of us would have picked any one else’s
“fire” to go through. As the three Hebrew children came out of the fiery
furnace, there was not a singed fiber or hair, not a twinge of smoke, and no
burn marks anywhere...the same was/is true for those of us around that table.
If the stories had not been shared, you could not have detected a furnace
experience. I love these fellow-furnace survivors.
I
asked God to give me insight for this reunion and how it relates to my fasting.
I’m going to start writing because I’ve not formulated any revelations up to
this point...let’s see what happens!
--Going
through horrible life experiences doesn’t mean God isn’t part of it--He is the
biggest part of it.
--If
but for God...
--Laughter
is medicine.
--Tears
are a great detox.
--His
timing is everything, but not necessarily liked.
--Trust
Him
There
could be an endless list but I’m not going to get bogged down into trying to “get
it all”. I want the Spirit to drop new nuggets of this reunion into my thoughts
whenever He wants. I’m sure He’ll use some of today’s experience to fill my
corners that He has had access to during my fast.
Today
was refreshing. Today was a rekindling of important spiritual foundations laid
together with these ladies. My sisters in Christ. My traveling companions,
whether near or far, as we make our way through this life into the next. These
gals are the forerunners of my present day Wednesday Bible Study gals. No one
can replace my Original Bible Study. We were together at that time because,
quite frankly, that’s how God planned it.
I have
to say...God is good...so very, very good...all the time! Glory!
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