Happy Easter, Nash West Besties!
Something happened to me yesterday that I can’t get out of my mind. I was enjoying a nice lunch with my mother that included some classic southern favorites…fried chicken, sweet potatoes, creamy coleslaw and fried green tomatoes at a beloved local eatery, The Loveless Cafe. She and I were talking about life, grandchildren, health and politics. I had hardly looked at the server when he placed the ticket on the table, but when I picked it up these words were penned over the top, “Good Friday. Paid in Full. Thank God! 2 Corinthians 9:15.”
My first thought was shamefully, “Do we look needy?” followed quickly by “We need to leave a big tip” but then this feeling came over me that I’ll do my best to describe. I felt awe. This gentleman did something kind that my mother and I did nothing to deserve. I wanted to pay. I wanted the equal exchange of goods and services but this was the economy of heaven…grace for payment, fishes and loaves, a good Samaritan in the form of a server.
Life teaches us some hard lessons. We learn from hard experience that appliances break down, good friends can betray you, we don’t all agree on politics, we have weaknesses that we wish we didn’t have, and there’s simply not enough time to get everything done and still binge watch whatever we want. I used to tell my children when they were whining or complaining, “Well, get used to it. Life’s not fair and then you die.” Great mom, huh?
Truth is, life has always felt overwhelming to me. From girlhood, my one true and lasting comfort and touchstone is my relationship with Jesus. Prayer has been a reliable and real comfort to me and when I think about Jesus I feel what I felt at Loveless Cafe yesterday, I feel awe. Here I am enjoying an incredible life, doing what I love, married to a wonderful husband, a proud mama of grown children and treasuring precious time with my aging parents and living in a city that I love. On this Easter Sunday I feel God placing the bill in front of me and across the top is written, “Paid in Full.”
2 Corinthians 9:15 reads, “Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift.”
I love you all and am so grateful for the music and friendship that connects us.
Peace, Love and Spurs..
Rock On, NashWest Guys and Girls!
Love, MK
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