Tuesday, April 28, 2015

39 A Ray of Hope in My Darkness: Greg's gift today




The first question friends and prayer warriors ask me is, ‘How is Greg doing?’   
My answer is usually, ‘Physically,  not so good, really pretty bad,  he needs a kidney,  but emotionally he is doing wonderful, he is on top of it all, most of the time.’  

So my first phone call today, he was really upset, because he doesn’t get to see Zach very often, and he had planned to take a pizza over and have lunch with Zach, at school.   Well this just did not happen.
So this evening I got a call from Greg, and he said,  ‘I have a Blog for you,’ and I was very excited!!!!

We texted back and forth so I would have all the words correct…the following is what transpired:

He was coming home from the market with his sidekick Donnie, (who is a life saver)  he was looking at his apartment and the surrounding apartments , thinking how ‘low-end’ they were…(but it is close to dialysis, and he can walk there...besides God put him there)… the following is some texts back and forth:

Greg:  I felt an overwhelming sense of God's presence today and God's worth as He said to me, ”Greg you are willing to live in places and meet with people, that most of my Body are not willing to meet with or live with.”  Then very clearly He said, “He values my sacrifice.  The people you live with, the people (your) neighbors are on the peripherals, and have fallen through the cracks, and He loves them very much, and He appreciates me showing them that Love.”   How’s that, he said?  I got a gift from God today...a ray of hope in my darkness.

Mom: Thanks, that is really very special… not just to you but to all who are going to read  our blog...It will be an encouragement to some, but a zinger to others…who are not willing to be willing!

Greg: I am glad that God is a God of second chances.

Mom: That just may be the name for this blog...and by the way I need all the help I can get  in naming the blogs with intriguing titles.

Greg: A God of second chances is another whole blog, and I will  tell you about it.

Mom: I will be waiting with baited breath…God is so good!  So we will name this one ‘A ray of hope in my darkness’.

God and Greg made my day that day…I guess you know.

So …..Look up!  Hang in there!  Hang on tight to His hand, and we’ll see you here, there or in the air!
See y’all in the morning…as we are sailing thru the air when He comes for us!  Won’t that be spectacular?      Hey Cray…Nanny

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