Emphasis Preaching Journal
The incident happened when she...
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The incident happened when she was only five. It had been important even then, but as she reached middle age, it became all the more present, a source of grace in her mind.
Her grandmother, who had been a special figure in her life as long as she could remember, was sick. One afternoon she scampered up on the brass bed, seated herself beside the aging woman and blurted out, "Grandma, I'm asking God to make it so you won't ever, ever have to die."
Her grandmother, who had been a special figure in her life as long as she could remember, was sick. One afternoon she scampered up on the brass bed, seated herself beside the aging woman and blurted out, "Grandma, I'm asking God to make it so you won't ever, ever have to die."
