Grace
Scripture: For it is by grace you have been saved, through
faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works, so
that one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9
I was a teenager during the war years, and needless to say
there were no boys to date, no nylons, no gasoline, no butter, no tires, no
coconut, no sugar, no coffee, and not much of anything in the way of commodities
or materials, But, we did have
Grace. Grace Jardine was a school nurse
who was the sponsor of our senior high Youth Fellowship at our little
Presbyterian Church. And she was a real
powerhouse. She had access to gasoline,
(being a school nurse,) and she took car
loads of us swimming, on picnics, to softball games, to youth rallies. On Friday nights, Grace gathered the girls
together to pray for and write to the boys from our youth fellowship (we called
it CE, or Christian Endeavor) who were far away from home. When one of the boys came home we would have
a party, and shower him with attention. I guess the boys' mothers wondered who
these girls were who were praying for their sons. They were probably keeping their fingers
crossed.
On Sunday nights our church always had a big hymn-sing, and
the kids were expected to attend. We
also had a very favorite song that was always requested. It was called "WONDERFUL GRACE OF
JESUS." Many dozens of times did
we join in the chorus.
That old hymn is still in most of today's hymnbooks. It goes like this: "Wonderful grace of Jesus, greater than
all my sin; how shall my tongue describe it, where shall its praise begin? Taking away my burden, setting my spirit
free, for the wonderful grace of Jesus reaches me."
Prayer: Dear God, We thank you so much for the for the life
of Grace Jardine, who was a wonderful influence and gift to many young
people. Amen
Gerry Draney grdraney@gmail.com
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