Mary got a well-deserved promotion today.
She was always easy to touch—I speak not of her body, but the genuineness that was her spirit, and it was that spirit that continuously touched those in Christ’s Body that had the wisdom to latch on to her. I was one of many that wisely did so.
Shortly after my first wife passed away, Mary (and the rest of the Woodstock Christian School Moms in Touch) were there for me. They were earthy—never holding back on anything, including giving me important perspectives, both as females in general and wives and mothers in particular. I admired their candor, and courage in allowing me, a male, into their inner sanctum—it showed what they were made of.
Mary was the kind of mother every kid wanted to have—fun-loving and young at heart, yet not shying away from boundary-setting where needed, an act that lets any child know that he or she is loved, despite their objections to the contrary.
Mary was the kind of friend every adult wanted. When you look up “real” in the dictionary, it says, “See also, Mary.”
I remember how she beamed upon learning that she would be a grandparent—and beaming all the more when it came to fruition.
In Psalm 75, verses 6 and 7 we read as follows (KJV):
7But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
That only leaves true north—God—to do the promoting, and in His infinite wisdom, He has lifted her up.
Well done, good and faithful servant—enter into the joy of your Lord. You’re already missed terribly, Mary, but that pales in comparison with how overjoyed we are for you.
Our heart goes out to Ron and family, and we pray that the God of peace grants His peace—the peace that passes all understanding—to all of us that mourn her.
In love,
Les Linz
www.psalmsblueprintforpeace.blogspot.com
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