Laying Out a Fleece

I wrote last week about laying out a fleece before my birthday to see if anyone in my family reached out to me in forgiveness. I kept track. The Lord did for me far over my expectation as always and far different than I could imagine.

I asked for forgiveness from family but the four areas from which I sought forgiveness were family, Bill Stacy, the lst Baptist Church, and the Administration of Southeast. I kept my eye on the family and the cards, calls and emails came in: My sister, Jennie; my nieces, Betty Ann Warford and her children, Amanda, and Elliott; my nieces, Susan Brown and Catherine Bird. Then I heard from Jamie Shelby's children: James, Daniel, and Janice. My niece, Amy Galemore, and I received an email from my niece Leigh Hammond. I did not hear from other siblings but this was a wonderful response of healing especially from Leigh and from Jamee's children. It would have been the fleece I sought that said that forgiveness was possible.

But then I received a card from the President of the University and his press person invited me for lunch. The alumni director came by with a card and I got a card signedby everyone in the Development staff.

I also asked Judi Hutson, who sent me an email, if I could go to church with her, which I did, and the congregation blocked the aisles to speak to me.

I felt the fleece of forgiveness far more than I intended by the piercing of my heart to let by gones be bygones whenever they emerged their unforgiving heart. I responded to the 94 visits, calls, emails personally and I really wanted to go to church. I laughed around with the President letting him know that I carried no hard feelings. This was a good sign to me.