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It was a chance encounter that Joanne would later recognize as a God moment. She was home visiting with old friends when she learned of the illness of one of her mother's friends. She remembered how this woman had been such a good friend to her mother. Joanne would visit this woman at the hospice center.
As she entered, the person at the desk greeted her warmly, asking if she could help. Joanne said she was looking for an old family friend. She was given directions to the room. As she turned to leave she recognized the name on the desk. She paused and asked the woman if she had been a teacher. The woman acknowledged that she taught sixth grade for over thirty years. Joanne told her that she had been her teacher. She remembered how her teacher took a special interest in her and encouraged her to do her best. It was not until that moment that Joanne realized what a positive impact her sixth grade teacher made on her. She asked her former teacher for her address and promised to write.
A couple of weeks later Joanne wrote thanking her teacher for all that she did for her, how she encouraged her and instilled in her a love of reading, which she still has years later. Mrs. Jones wrote back telling Joanne she was touched by her letter. She thought about the hundreds of students she had over the years and wondered if she had any impact on them at all. Joanne assured her that she did.
Jesus was traveling through the region when he encountered ten individuals suffering from skin disease. They called out seeking Jesus' help. He stopped as he always did for human need. It was while they were on their way that they were healed. This was cause for great rejoicing, they were now free to resume their normal lives. However, only one of the ten came back to personally thank Jesus. He recognized the holiness of the moment, Luke reports that, "He prostrated himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him."
Tim S.
As she entered, the person at the desk greeted her warmly, asking if she could help. Joanne said she was looking for an old family friend. She was given directions to the room. As she turned to leave she recognized the name on the desk. She paused and asked the woman if she had been a teacher. The woman acknowledged that she taught sixth grade for over thirty years. Joanne told her that she had been her teacher. She remembered how her teacher took a special interest in her and encouraged her to do her best. It was not until that moment that Joanne realized what a positive impact her sixth grade teacher made on her. She asked her former teacher for her address and promised to write.
A couple of weeks later Joanne wrote thanking her teacher for all that she did for her, how she encouraged her and instilled in her a love of reading, which she still has years later. Mrs. Jones wrote back telling Joanne she was touched by her letter. She thought about the hundreds of students she had over the years and wondered if she had any impact on them at all. Joanne assured her that she did.
Jesus was traveling through the region when he encountered ten individuals suffering from skin disease. They called out seeking Jesus' help. He stopped as he always did for human need. It was while they were on their way that they were healed. This was cause for great rejoicing, they were now free to resume their normal lives. However, only one of the ten came back to personally thank Jesus. He recognized the holiness of the moment, Luke reports that, "He prostrated himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him."
Tim S.
