THIRSTY

ARE YOU THIRSTY? These words were very familiar to Jan. She had heard her mother-in-law say these words to every homeless person that she encountered.

Jan and her mother-in-law enjoyed a close relationship. Mary, was a very compassionate, understanding woman and Jan felt blessed to have Mary in her life.

Mary believed in helping the needy. She would stop and offer food or drink to those in need. She was trusting. She saw only the good in people.

"There but for the Grace of God, go I". Mary reflected on her Blessings.

Jan was not as open or trusting as Mary. She was far more cautious and not inclined to offer a homeless person food or drink. Jan admired her mother-in-laws' loving, caring ways. But, they were not her ways.

This gentle, kind, loving woman entered Gods Kingdom last month. Jan misses her mother-in-law.

Jan and her husband were traveling. She looked out the car window and saw a homeless person sitting outside a convenience store. As she looked at this man; she became VERY THIRSTY. She told her husband to pull into the parking lot as she needed something to drink. As she exited the car, she immediately approached the homeless man and asked; "ARE YOU THIRSTY"?

He said that he was. She purchased a drink for both of them.

AND SHE KNEW THAT MARY reached out to her from Heaven and touched her Spirit.