Hi Karen,
All I can say is Wow! That is absolutely beautiful. We never know who may may be in our midst now do we. Of course, He doesn't have to be physically amongst us, He knows all and He sees all. Just as He says in Matthew...
"Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." Matthew 25:34-40 (KJV)
Those folks in Church that Sunday morning, were just like so many of us, going through life, day to day, thinking they're leading a Good Christian life, thinking that they're doing all that they should, when they still haven't surrendered to Him, He is still not living in their hearts.
To a large extent, I was just like those folks. I went to Church every Sunday, I taught Sunday School and Bible Study, I sang in the Choir, why, I even Ministered to a Small Congregation on Sunday Mornings. However, I was still trying to do it my way. I had not fully surrendered my Life and my Heart to Him. I thought I was Happy, I thought that I was living for Him. However, that night in the Hospital, that night when The Chaplain got down on the floor with me, that night when we cried together and when we prayed together in Jesus' Name, I felt like shouting Hallelujah, because I finally knew what true Happiness was, His love poured into my Heart, and the Warmth and the Peace which overcame me was like none other that I had ever felt. These days I always want to say Thank You Jesus, and I simply have to tell everyone I meet that He loves them too, and that He was willing to die for their sins, that they may have Eternal life. Praise the Lord.
Thank you my Friend for coming by to visit me here at the Forum, thanks for your kind words of congratulation, thanks for sharing this great story from your stepdaughter, and most of all, thank you for being my Friend.
Thanks Again My Friend & God Bless You,
Phil