Memorial Baptist Church

I want to share with you a reply that was posted to my blog this week. It was in response to an old post (April 6, 2009) that doesn’t currently show up on the 45-day blog list. Apparently, the individual replying to my original post discovered it via a Google search for Gladys Pusey. I linked the original post here so that you can read it. What I found most intriguing and encouraging was April’s reply. Read it for yourself: 

“Oh my gosh... I cannot believe I found this memorial. I have always wondered if/when Gladys passed away and found this through a Google search. I met Gladys in March 2009 at Harbor Hospice where I was visiting my grandmother. I arrived in Texas from California after being notified that my grandmother was actively dying. Needless to say, I was devastated. I completely broke down in the hallway of the hospice, and Gladys stopped to comfort me. She offered many kind words about the transition my grandmother was making, and told me she thought perhaps God had allowed her to live a little longer so that she could speak those comforting words to me. Gladys asked if I would mind sitting with her awhile, and I did. She shared with me how she had lost her son but had never lost her faith in God. She shared her mother's strong commitment to Christ, and I told her how my grandmother had the same commitment. She reminded me that the best thing I could do to honor my grandmother was to witness to others about Christ, and at the end of our conversation, she told me that she would see me in heaven. My grandmother passed away later that evening, but I have NEVER forgotten Gladys. Her kind words, her warm spirit - she truly impacted me in a way that was so selfless. I know God sent her to speak those words to me at just the right time, and I do hope to see her in heaven. May God bless those of you who truly knew and loved her.” 

I paused after reading April’s remarks. You never really know how your actions will impact another. I think Gladys was just being Gladys that day. And yet, she made a profound impact on April’s life. Don’t ever doubt your effectiveness or whether God is using you at some particular point in life. Here’s some good advice. Just be yourself, extend God’s grace to others, and let God do the rest.