I cannot show you Jerry’s real photo because he lives in a memory care facility, but this smiling gentleman’s picture is close enough. I met Jerry a few months ago when he began coming to our Thursday hymn singing time. Today there was such a crowd of wheel chairs gathered around me, that when Jerry’s son came to visit, he could not even get close to his dad. Finally towards the end of our session one of the nurses managed to manuveur Jerry out of the crowd, and his son Greg gently guided him outside to the porch to sit and talk. On my way out as I passed by I paused to say hello and introduce myself.
Greg looked up at me with a smile and remarked, “You know I was really surprised to hear him singing with you. I can’t ever remember him singing those songs before!”
“Well he sings every week with us now.” I told him as I shook their hands to say goodbye. That little conversation this morning reminded me why I do what I do (besides that Jesus called me to go). There are so many Jerry’s and Nancy’s and Mary’s and Jim’s, who are waiting for someone to sing to them. In those places, there are some who had once put God off to the side, or even locked Him out of their lives for years, but now long to hear of Jesus and His love. They discover a hunger for heaven and the good news is that God still has a seat at His banqueting table reserved for anyone who will come. It is never too late to come to Jesus.
2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new!
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Pete, your reference to those who now long to hear “of Jesus and His love” reminds me of one of my favorite old hymns, “I Love to Tell the Story.”
I guess I love to SING the story, too. 😉
Keep spreading God’s Sonshine. 😉
Oh, and I sing it so much better than I tell it .
Many people who need to hear it, many ways of telling. God knows what He’s doing. 😉
I’ve had this same experience, Pete—residents who weren’t necessarily religious singing along with the old Christian hymns. Nursing homes and assisted living centers can be lonely places (for some residents), but they are also a magnet 🧲 for sharing the gospel. God’s love never goes out of style!
Amen Dave, and when the old old story keeps bringing new life I am amazed and in awe. The love of Jesus is both so deep and so simple that memory is not needed to receive it. Thanks for your comments and insight.
What a great testimony.
God is at work in unexpected ways.
It’s never too late to come to Jesus, as you said. What a loving and faithful God! And thank you for being so faithful to minister to those precious ones every week.
It is an honor and blessing to be right there among these friends. I wouldn’t miss these times for anything!