22 Minutes Late
What to do when discipleship isn't as effortless as you expected it to be
Hello my dear friends :)
It has been so long! And for that, I profusely apologize!! Allow me to supply you with homemade banana bread and/or forehead kisses as a sincere form of my deepest apologies. My bad. Literally no excuses. Just accountability.
This poem has been on my mind for the past few weeks and I’ve received multiple impressions that I need to share. I figured I should stop procrastinating, so here. Enjoy :) You may have had some hard weeks, just like me, so I hope that this brings you a little peace today.
I was 22 minutes late to church today.
I rushed in, feeling sweaty, chaotic, and flustered, praying that I hadn’t missed the sacrament - the pillar of my week.
My heart sank with the realization that they were already halfway through, but I sat down and tried to feel grateful for being able to participate in at least part of the ordinance.
My head bowed as the second prayer was uttered, pleading for grace after a particularly rough week.
My own prayer continued even after the water was blessed, taking on a life of its own.
I was so caught up in myself that I barely noticed a deacon enter the foyer, look at me, and promptly exit.
I did not register the implications of his actions until he returned, holding not only the tray of water, but the tray of bread as well and offering both to me.
I stared at those two trays, astounded at the blatant physical manifestation of God’s individualized love carried in the hands of an unknown twelve-year-old angel, and tears began to fill my eyes.
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We all will be “22 minutes late” many times in our lives.
You may feel that you have missed out on certain blessings, that you, through your own actions or the actions of others, received the short end of the stick and cannot turn back time, through you desperately try.
And yet.
Christ. Will. Provide.
Come to Jesus, even if you’re running late.
Come to Jesus, as sweaty, chaotic, and flustered as you may feel, and I promise,
I promise,
He will give you infinitely more than anything you were hoping for.
Love you all. Keep moving forward. Everything will be ok.
Live Laugh Love
Love,
Anj