Emphasis Preaching Journal
As unlikely as it may...
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As unlikely as it may seem, sometimes in the midst of great suffering and pain, our minds may be flooded with thoughts for the welfare of another. That is how it was for my friend dying of AIDS. Her thin body was covered with open sores, most of her hair had fallen out, she could see light and dark, but no distinct figures of features, asthma and pneumonia made breathing painfully difficult. And yet, in one lucid, clear-voiced moment, she said, "Take care of my son." -- Winifred