This is a story about Seventeen women, (widows and singles).
Some knew each other.
Some didn’t.
Their intent was to study through 31 Days of Praise by Ruth Myers (died 2007) and her husband, Warren
Myers who is also gone from the earth (Died 2001).
Surprise! Surprise!
God was there!
Some women spoke.
Many really.
Their love and believable relationships with our Lord was
made obvious.
I liked it!
Still, I had my doubts.
Having read the “assigned” (strike 1) reading in the book
($5) I had mixed feelings. I had been
reading Pursuit of Holiness and that
author had been a “Navigator” (so was Mr. Myers). I wasn’t familiar with that
group, but my dear friend, Sharon said her Dad, and I think her Mom too, was
connected to something the Navigators were a part of. So, that was enough for me to maintain a
glimmer of hope I might learn something worthwhile.
Anyway, The Holiness book wasn’t looking too promising after
4 chapters. There were inconsistencies
and lots of “you must’s.” The biggest faux-pas was, “If you (fill in the blank)
__________, you might not be saved.”
Yikes!
So, I’m saying strike 2 going in.
However, as my gentle, and wise Savior does so often, He
toned me down enough to see through the troubling wording of “the book”, and He
touched two dear sister’s hearts (who led the group) to reach through the
offensive wording and pull out the essence of what the material said, which was
divine.
It said, (in essence), “You can be closer to God, and more
like what He planned for you. This book may
help.”
I committed to the entire 6 weeks!
Thanking, once again, our Heavenly Father, and fully expecting much from these sisters I’ve just been acquainted with, and of course, the precious one I already knew.
a few months later…
The study group didn’t disappoint, which for me was a
miracle. I seem to hold people and
groups who claim to know our Savior to such very high standards, I’m almost
always disappointed. But, not this time!
Lovingly, Linda
