Good morning…
She wrote: “I so enjoy reading your blog every day. You always seem to ‘hit the mark!’ I miss seeing you and experiencing your Bible Study. I hope to get involved again, maybe in the Spring. One of my high school best friends had an unplanned pregnancy several years ago that resulted in a child with Down’s Syndrome. Jaime is the youngest of 5… one of which is adopted from China. My friend, Jacki, has rejoiced in the gift that this child has been to her and her family. Just wanted to share her Facebook posting from today. It really puts things in perspective.”
Jacki writes on Facebook: “I have a new and welcome perspective on going to the mall this season. I’ve never liked going to the mall but for about the past year, Jaime has been taking us to the mall 3-4 times a week not to shop but to walk. You see, physical activity is vital to brain development and we have found that she can’t get enough of walking…..so we walk….and walk…and walk. Every time, at least 4 or 5 lucky people are the recipients of Jaime’s unbridled affection. She spots an unsuspecting target from a distance then closes in for an enthusiastic hug that says ‘I just love you so much!’ I used to try and keep her from invading that invisible boundary that people have but I now understand after seeing the reactions of people, a few shed tears, that the possibility exists that she has a sense of who needs her love and is not afraid to act. Who am I to say? I just want to be more like her.”
Giving us the love we desperately need, God breaks through our “unplanned,” an unplanned compliment or an unplanned pregnancy, an unplanned chromosomal arrangement or an unplanned hug. Sharing the love we have received, sensing the people who need God’s unbridled affection, why not act, unafraid, like Jamie?
This Christmas season …let’s agree to use all our energy in getting along with each other. Help others with encouraging words; don’t drag them down by finding fault. You’re certainly not going to permit an argument over what is served or not served at supper to wreck God’s work among you, are you? …When you sit down to a meal, your primary concern should not be to feed your own face but to share the life of Jesus. So be sensitive and courteous to the others. Don’t eat or say or do things that might interfere with the free exchange of love, Romans 14: 19-21 (MSG),
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