The Easter celebration was over and My family had headed home. The house was quiet. I admired the beautiful rose a friend Had left for me at church. It was beginning to open up, Quietly unwrapping fragrance and love. In the solitude of the evening I was Finally able to open the card that Accompanied the flower. I couldn't get past the first word before The tears spilled out. "Jack told me to give this to you as a Reminder of his love and how much Your heavenly Father loves you too. Be encouraged." Carol knew Jack's heart, and She knew my heart, and Somehow she knew that I would Need a rose to encourage me As Easter day faded away. |
the rest of the story. She sent her husband to Kroger's to get
one rose, but a cranky sales clerk refused to sell him just one.
She insisted he buy four. God moved Carol to take one to a
neighbor whose grandson had committed suicide, another to a
young woman going through a divorce, which left one for her to
enjoy. God used a grumpy clerk and my friend's tender
heart to bless four people on Easter. Isn't He good?)