Tuesday, September 25, 2012

from choir devotion 9/2012


Jesus came to me today    In the most peculiar way.

It was in the fruit aisle, by the pears,     I never thought I’d see him there.

But I was busy and almost missed          That elderly woman with the shopping list.

She seemed confused, and oh so small And couldn’t push that cart at all.

She hit the skid of summer fruit Then almost took out a man in a suit,

She bounced the cart to avoid a child, she stopped, and then she suddenly smiled.

I laughed out loud, and she looked at me         And she laughed too, which made me see

Her hands were shaky, but her eyes weren’t dim,      Because her joy was right from Him.

I forgot that those who carry years        Who’ve overcome their youthful fears,

Those fears of losing beauty and youth,           They are the ones who know the truth.

They’re not to be forgotten or ignored,            But relished and loved, as children of the Lord.

So when I slow and limp and blink,         when my eyes are weak and my mind slow to think,

I hope that someone sees Jesus in me, When I run into them…only figuratively.


 

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