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imageIt’s not what I expected today. At the grocery store entrance, a small crowd had gathered. At the center stood a white-haired lady, probably in her 80’s, stooped over.

And bleeding.

I saw the puddle of bright red blood on the concrete near her feet. I saw it dripping through her white hair. I saw a woman in her mid-30’s holding up the elderly lady, pressing a cloth to her head to curb the bleeding.

So it took me a minute to recognize Him. Because He was masquerading as a she. As a woman in her mid-30’s. I assumed she was the granddaughter or a caretaker.

But she wasn’t. She was like me. A stranger.

She had happened to be walking by as the lady fell, and had stopped to help. A Good Samaritan.

I hung around for moral support and to help the lady sit in a chair that the cashiers brought outside. Then the ambulance came, put her on a stretcher, and it was over.

But not the Red on White. I still see the red blood on the white hair. I can’t shake it.

Is this what I’m supposed to “come and see” today? The symbol of Christ’s life-blood dripping over his white, spotless soul? His love flowing down to us? His compassion working its way out through a younger woman helping an older woman she had never seen before? I’m a witness. John 1:7-9

Come and see. Red on White. Come and see.

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Mark 14:24
And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.

Ephesians 1:7
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

P.S.
The song playing on the radio when I got back in my truck? “Give Me Your Eyes
I cried.

give me your eyes

2 comments:

lynn Severance said...

Lisa,

This posting is so impacting I have no more words than these.

L.

Lisa notes... said...

Lynn,
I'm still reflecting on the experience, too. God continues to amaze me in the way he gets his point across.

And I continue to pray that the elderly lady is okay, wherever she is. I'd love to hear the "rest of the story" on how she's doing...

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