Saturday, March 25, 2023
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"REPENT IN JESUS NAME! Go back to Israel or wherever it is that you came from!"
Those were the words shouted at me today as I walked by an elderly lady, wrapped in blankets, who sat on the steps of a church, with her shopping cart next to her.
I couldn't help it but I broke out in laughter and couldn't stop for a couple blocks. I normally ignore or shrug off things like that but today I really needed the laugh.
You see, I found out that my friend from way back died from cancer. It was one of those friendships that you forge in early adulthood but it was also one of those that ended badly because it was a friendship that went beyond it's expiration date, you know when people grow apart and don't end it on good terms.
I wasn't sure what to do about my mixed feelings but hearing that from this lady made me laugh so hard because he would have laughed, too. We would have had such a great time with it and made it a joke that lasted all day long.
And from that, I knew what to do about m y feelings. All of a sudden, the bad memories got washed over with the good ones.
The anger turned into fondness and a recognition that it doesn't matter how we ended things.
So thank you, crazy lady, you didn't know it, but you made my day today!
Here's to you, Andee....
