Grandmother's Advice

Week of March 3

 

My grandmother gave me a Bible when I went off to college. She said “read it when you feel down or need a lift.” I thanked her politely and frankly went on with my life.

 

Many years later, after a marriage, several children and many job changes I found myself in a bad place. I was really down, lacking direction in my life and bordering on serious depression. 

 

While rummaging in a closet  I moved a towel and there was the Bible my grandmother had given me. I felt the hairs standup on the back of my neck.

 

I took the advice of that gentle lady and I began reading the Bible. A few days later I told my parents about finding the Bible and what grandmother had said when she gave it to me.

 

“What day did this happen?” my mother asked. After I told her my mother had this curious smile on her face. “That is the anniversary of when your grandmother died.”

 

 I can say the advice my grandmother gave me did a lot more than give me a lift; it has changed my life.

 

Jim Cooper

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida