Thou Shalt Not! by Norma C. Mezoe Dorothy was having health problems and needed to enter the hospital. She shared her room with another patient who was rather vocal. The woman used words that Dorothy did not want to hear; oaths using God’s name.
(image courtesy SE Johnson)
A curtain hung between the two beds and so the patients did not see one another, but it was impossible for Dorothy to block the offensive language from her hearing. One day Dorothy couldn’t take the swearing any longer and in her best Charlton Heston voice she intoned, “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.” There was silence for a short period and then the older patient said, “Oh, my!” Dorothy had effectively gotten her message across. (This is a true story about an older friend. Dorothy “graduated” to heaven several years ago.) Image courtesy SE Johnson
He’ll Always Be There by Norma C. Mezoe When the icy fingers of fear flood your soul with pain… and you doubt you will ever have peace again… remember God still loves you and he’ll forever care… when you need him, He’ll always be there.