Come, Lord Jesus
Stories
LECTIONARY STORIES
40 Tellable Tales For Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter And Pentecost
Two women lay in their beds on the third floor of a downtown nursing home. They have been roommates for many years. One is 105 years old and the other is 102. They have been waiting and watching for a long, long time. "It won't be long now," they assure one another at the beginning of each new day. "It can't be much longer now." And every night, when the lights go out, they close their eyes and pray, "Come soon, Lord Jesus, come soon."
One morning, just before dawn, one of the women is wakened by a strange, floating sensation. When she opens her eyes, she is surprised to find herself near the ceiling of the room, looking down at the still form of her own body on the bed below. Across the room she can see the blanket which covers her roommate heaving up and down with each labored breath. She notices for the first time how old and tired her friend appears there in the bed which has been her home for so many years. She waits for a moment, thinking her friend might be coming, too. And then, knowing she can wait no longer, she blows her a kiss and turns to greet the dawn.
One morning, just before dawn, one of the women is wakened by a strange, floating sensation. When she opens her eyes, she is surprised to find herself near the ceiling of the room, looking down at the still form of her own body on the bed below. Across the room she can see the blanket which covers her roommate heaving up and down with each labored breath. She notices for the first time how old and tired her friend appears there in the bed which has been her home for so many years. She waits for a moment, thinking her friend might be coming, too. And then, knowing she can wait no longer, she blows her a kiss and turns to greet the dawn.
