Have there been promises, big or small, that you have not kept? Now is the time to be true - Daily Bible Reflections February 16,2014

REAL MEN

 

“Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.” – Matthew 5:33

 

One day, a woman began to forget things. Where she went. What she said. Where she was going. The husband heard the doctor confirm their worst fear: She had Alzheimer’s disease. Her sickness progressed until she needed nursing care 24 hours a day, forcing the husband to transfer her to a home care facility.

       But he promised to visit her every day — a genuine promise that was never to be broken. Every 3 p.m., he’d come and spend the afternoon with her. Until the time came that she no longer recognized him.

       One day, the man was in a business meeting but bolted at 2:30 to visit his wife. One concerned friend took him aside and asked,  “Why do you still visit your wife every day when she doesn’t know you anymore?”

       He looked at his friend and smiled, “She still is and will always be my wife. I made a promise. She may not know me, but I know her. And that’s enough for me.”

       That’s being true to your word. That’s what keeping a promise means.

       Just like God does. Jon Escoto (faithatworkjon@gmail.com)

 

Reflection: Have there been promises, big or small, that you have not kept? Now is the time to be true.

 

Lord, Your name is faithful and true. Help me be like You. Amen.

 

St. Gilbert of Sempringham, pray for us.