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B Y A L T H S A S . M I L L E R Y OU did , R E A L L Y , M am a ? B r u - u th e r, ca n y o u im a g in e o u r m o th e r b e in g a c h e e r le a d e r in h ig h sch o o l, A r d y t h ? L o o k s ca n su re b e d e c e iv in g .” S ta cca to -lik e g ig g le s b ro k e , th e q u ie tn e ss o f th e h o u r. T h e n cam e th e q u e s tio n s : “ W h a t k in d o f u n i fo rm s d id y o u w e a r ? W a s it a b ig s c h o o l? D id y o u h o n e s tly lik e fo o t b a ll? ” “ Y e s , y o u n g la d y , I still lik e f o o t b a ll, e s p e cia lly th e c o lle g e g am e . O u r u n ifo rm s w e r e d iffe r e n t fr o m y o u r s b u t th e y w e r e p r e tty . A n d m o d e st, I m ig h t a dd. M y h ig h sch o o l w a s as la r g e a s y o u rs . A lth o u g h I w a s a te e n a g e r m o re y e a r s a g o th an I lik e t o b e lie v e , it w a s not in th e d im , ‘d a rk a g e s .’ H ow e v e r, S w e e tie , I m u st seem a n cie n t to y o u . B u t I d o n ’t m in d . I t ’s a j o y ju s t b e in g y o u r m o th e r.” I lo o k e d a t o u r tw o y o u n g e s t d a u g h te rs w ith m is ty e y e s an d a lum p in m y th ro a t. T o d a y ’s w o r ld is th e irs and w h a t a w o rld it is ! I t is h o s tile a n d h a rsh and th e y a re so vu ln e ra b le . M y h e a r t c o n s tr ic te d as a q u ick f e a r f o r m y c h ild r e n ’s fu tu r e sw e p t o v e r m e. T h e n I fo u n d m y s e lf a sk in g : “ W h a t fu t u r e ? I f it ’s f o r th is life th e n I d o h a v e ca u se f o r g e n u in e co n ce rn . T h e fo r c e s o f e v il d a ily g a th e r d e m o n i c m om en tum . T h is w o rld sy stem is n o fr ie n d o f g r a c e .” T h e r e ’s a lig h t in th e sk y, h o w e v er, f o r all w h o b e lie v e th a t G od still h a s H is h a n d on th e a ffa ir s o f m e n ; th a t o n e g la d d a y “ H e w ill ju d g e th e w o r ld in r ig h te o u s n e s s b y th a t m an w h om H e h a th o r d a in e d ; w h e r e o f H e h a th g iv e n a ssu ra n ce u n to all m en , in th a t H e h a th ra ise d H im fr o m th e d e a d ” (A c t s 1 7 : 3 1 ) . A g a in I w a s a w a re o f th e g lo r y , h o p e a n d j o y w h ich a re th e re su lts o f th e r e s u r r e c tio n o f J e su s C h ris t fr o m th e dead. M y h o p e , th en , f o r m y d a u g h te rs an d son s an d f o r a ll m en is in th e ris e n S a v io u r, J e su s C h ris t w h om “ G od h a th a p p o in te d h e ir o f all th in g s ” (H e b . 1 : 2 ) A n d b e ca u se H e liv e s, w e t o o sh all live. H a lle lu ja h , w h a t a S a v io u r !
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