September 13, 2011
COMING SOON
The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother. – Luke 7:15
Luigi and Mela have been waiting for a child since they got married many years ago. But they wouldn’t get pregnant. They tried everything humanly possible. “Lord, how long do we have to wait? Will this child ever come?” they prayed.
Austin was the blackest of the sheep. Booze? He drank the place dry. Drugs? He didn’t let a chance pass. Women? He had plenty. Monica, his mother, would cry her way to sleep while praying for his conversion. She did this for 39 years.
It’s never over till God says it’s over. It’s time to believe again. God says, “I can still bring that dream to life.” Are you in a major setback? With God you can turn it into a set up for a greater comeback!
Don’t be surprised if you see Luigi and Mela kiss a handsome boy crashing the drums to heavenly music. Their son, Sean, is now in high school! By the way, the agonizing mother Monica has a longer name now: Saint Monica. And her son Austin’s real name is Augustine — Saint Augustine, to be exact, the great theologian and doctor of the church.
Their time has come. And yours is coming! Jon Escoto (faithatworkjon@gmail.com)
REFLECTION:
You have been confronted by obstacles that have been there year after year. Are you ready to give up? Keep the faith, friend. You might be quitting one day too soon.
I want to believe again, Lord. Breathe life into my faith that my time is coming.
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