Returning

Well, today marked a return, and it was a good thing to see, so I thought I'd write a short post on it. A man who goes to my church, who is in his early eighties, just recently got a knee replacement. It laid him up for quite awhile, because he got sick after the surgery, and had to stay in the hospital longer than expected, and then spent quite awhile with rehabilitation. His wife is someone who worries a lot, and it really brought her down, because she really depends on him, and wouldn't know what to do without him. The surgery took place back in November, though, so it has been quite a while. During that whole stretch of time neither of them made it to church, which is kind of too bad, because they both really enjoy the interaction and everything. In fact, he's the unofficial church photographer, and he'll do all kinds of odd jobs. They both really enjoy coming, so when they walked in the door today, everyone was really glad. It was really good for them to return. The first thing the man did was go around and get a hug from all of the women, and his wife just sat down in the their pew and shook her head. It was a really good thing to see. The best thing, though, was that he used to taking the collection on most Sundays, so when we got to the offering, the Reverend asked him if he wanted to do it. He was determined that he would, and he jumped right up and was ready to go. He's still using a cane, but he's come a long way, and it was good to see him back to his old duty. That's all, just a simple little thing that kind of inspired me.

Peace,
Justin