by Macy Johnson
“Each of us should please his neighbor
for his good, to build him up.”
(Romans 15:2 NIV)
I approached
a lady seated in a wheelchair at the nursing home. “I watched you sing with us
today,” I said, expecting a smile or some other acknowledgement of my words.
She stared at me and I sensed confusion. So, I followed up with, “You have the
prettiest eyes.” A glimmer of love shone on her face.
by Macy Johnson
“He will yet fill your mouth with
laughter
and your lips with shouts of joy.”
(Job 8:21 NIV)
During a dominoes
game one afternoon, a friend recalled a conversation with another friend who babysat
her young grandson. She knew he was picky, so she asked him, “How does your
mother cut your sandwich for you?” In obvious exaggeration, he opened his
little arms and answered, “I am just a child! You are an adult! Don’t you know
how to cut a sandwich?”
by Macy Johnson
“Because he loves me,” says the Lord,
“I will rescue him; I will protect
him,
for he acknowledges my name.”
(Psalm 91:14 NIV)
We pulled
into the campsite and reviewed the checklist. When Jeff turned on the water at
the spigot, it leaked from the camper’s outside shower. He tightened the
plastic shower knob and it broke. While he called the dealer, I drove to the
camp office and returned with a list of local RV repairmen. We connected with
Chad’s Mobile RV. Chad and his assistant arrived in a few hours, fixed the
problem, and checked for other leaks. He was a godsend.
by Macy Johnson
“The Lord bless you and keep you.”
(Exodus 6:24 NIV)
I waited
patiently to lay down my last tile and win the hand during the weekly game of
Mexican Train Dominoes at the Methodist church. Just a few more players’ turns and
I could play my last piece. Then Tom, seated next to me on my right, stole my
play and blocked me from winning!
by Macy Johnson
“The Lord is God, and He has made His
light shine upon us.
With boughs in hand, join in the
festal procession
up to the horns of the altar.”
(Psalm 118:27 NIV)
The Sum
of Saving Knowledge (A Brief Sum of Christian Doctrine) was a thoughtful gift from my
husband. One morning as I absorbed its words of wisdom, I thought, “I am
walking on the path my heavenly Father has laid out for me.”
by Macy Johnson
“So you also must be ready,
because the Son of Man will come at an
hour
when you do not expect Him.”
(Matthew 22:44 NIV)
It was a frigid
January morning in Georgia. Ice floated on the lake forty yards out from our
dock. Three ducks swam between our property and the ice floe, diving
periodically and in sync. A squirrel scampered from his nest high in the tree
to gather dead leaves from branches nearby. He carried the mouthful up in the
frosty cold to make his nest cozy. Amid the rare, below-freezing temperatures,
life goes on.
by Macy Johnson
“Share with God’s people who are in
need.
Practice hospitality.”
(Romans 12:13 NIV)
A Cliff
Note is a summary or brief explanation of a long text or speech. Many
Cliff Notes in high school came to my aid for reading assignments.
Cliff made
his appearance while we set up our camper. As the campground host for the
month, he welcomed us to AH Stephens State Park. We soon discovered Cliff was born
seven days before me, had a wife with dementia, and was a former BMW Master
Mechanic.
