Over the weekend I heard from a long ago parishioner: I don*t know if you remember the conversation we had, she said, but you asked me to consider parish nursing. And now I am an RN and I work as a nurse for a Christian theme park in Georgia.
I do not remember the conversation. I know next to nothing about parish nursing. And I have never been to a Christian theme park. But still… there it is. Sometimes we don*t know when we have been enlisted to speak particular words to particular people. What may be only a throw-away line to us may well be a lifeline to someone else. We don*t get to plan this. The other blog I write: allwillbewellperiod.blogspot.com speaks to one of my experiences of this in the reverse. To my mind this puts new light on Jesus being present in each one of us.
Consider this:
One of the Scripture readings for today is the story of Mary anointing Jesus* feet with expensive ointment. An extravagant gesture. Perhaps Mary was Jesus for Jesus that day.
Which is it today for you? Who offers you the face and voice of Jesus? Have you thought perhaps you might be the face and voice of Jesus for someone else? Again, we don*t get to plan this. Either way it is a gift.
Which is it today for you? Who offers you the face and voice of Jesus? Have you thought perhaps you might be the face and voice of Jesus for someone else? Again, we don*t get to plan this. Either way it is a gift.
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