4-1/sharing...

good morning today is day 15

of my lenten project.

it is also tuesday, april 2, 2013.

i want to welcome you.

i reached over and touched ric's hand.

"can i tell them?"

i whispered,

"i need to tell them."

"you want to tell them?"

he looked at me searching

for fear

i think.

"are you sure?"

i shook my head,

yes.

~@~

ric helped me up from my knees 

then up the steps

and handed me a microphone.

i looked out at the sea of faces...

some in their seats,

some knelt at my feet,

some standing in the area behind the pews.

they were the faces of people

i'd known for many years.

they were the faces of people

i loved.

i hadn't prepared to share,

but GOD had prepared me

to share.

so,

i.shared.

i stood there before my church family

and bared my soul...

as tears flowed down my face

and the words flowed from my mouth,

i saw their expressions change...

from curiosity

to sympathy

to awe.

(i'm not sure anyone had ever shared

his or her story of salvation

with this congregation.)

GOD

not i

had awed this crowd.

HIS SPIRIT

was there.

it was in every fiber

of my being.

i finished by reiterating,

HE.IS.REAL.

i handed the microphone

back to ric.

i don't know how i made it back to my pew

where my john

(my hero and love of my life)

was waiting for me

with open arms,

but i did

(jelly-legs et al.).

~@~

"and the disciples were filled with joy

and 

 with  the HOLY SPIRIT."

(niv, acts 13:52)

love and GOD's blessings,

dani xxx