I'm so thankful for the opportunity to spend the week-end in the Outer Banks with some very dear sisters-in-Christ. I had met two in person but had contact with the others through blogging and Facebook over the last few years. It was wonderful to immediately connect as though we had been friends all our lives. But that's the beauty of fellowship in Christ. All the things that are different about us, and there are many, seem insignificant to what we have in common in Him.
We didn't do any sightseeing but spent the time just being together. We laughed, enjoyed Stephanie's wonderful cooking, drank coffee (and tea), ate chocolate and chips, talked A LOT, shared some of our stories, wept together, and prayed for one another. It was a beautiful time.
I have to say the prayer we had together yesterday morning was just wonderful. I don't know why we didn't end every day like that!
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ReplyDeleteIt was such a wonderful weekend. On the way home I kept thinking of the hymn "The Family of God." The refrain is:
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I'm a part of the Family of God,
I've been washed in the fountain, cleansed by His Blood!
Joint heirs with Jesus as we travel this sod,
For I'm part of the family,
The Family of God
Meeting my sweet sisters in Christ was such a nice, sweet taste of the fellowship we will have in heaven as members of the family of God.
I should have added verse one too:
Delete"You will notice we say "brother and sister" 'round here,
It's because we're a family and these folks are so near;
When one has a heartache, we all share the tears,
And rejoice in each victory in this family so dear."
It was a wonderful, wonderful weekend. <3 I am so very grateful to have spent it with you all!!
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely ladies!
ReplyDeleteI was blessed by osmosis - what a joy seeing you all on Skype. Truly, Blest Be The Tie That Binds.
ReplyDeleteIt was wonderful, indeed! Already looking forward to planning for another trip in the future!
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