Tuesday, July 7, 1998
Tuesday, July 7, 1998
She... began to bathe his feet with her tears and to dry them with her hair.
(Luke 7:38
NRSV)
Robert Falconer was once witnessing among the destitute people in a certain city. He read to
them the story of the woman who wiped Jesus' feet with her tears. While he was reading he heard
a loud sob and looked up at a young, thin girl whose face was disfigured by smallpox. After he
spoke a few words of encouragement to her, she said, "Will He ever come again, the One who
forgave the woman? I have heard that He will come again. Will it be soon?" Falconer replied
that it would be soon. After sobbing again uncontrollably, she said, "Sir, can't He wait a little
while? My hair isn't long enough yet to wipe His feet."
This story of the woman with the broken heart strikes an universal chord. We all want to believe
that someone understands how we got to this point in our life. We all want to believe that there is
a merciful God whose nature and name is Love. We all want to believe our sins can be forgiven.
Only Jesus can give us that assurance. He will give us that assurance if we will open ourselves to
him today and each day of our lives.
Prayer: God of all things, it isn't easy to be open, but help me to be open to your love
found in Jesus Christ. Amen.
Ronald Newhouse, Texas, USA