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One Sunday I was feeling particularly low. I decided to get dressed up and go to church. I put on my shirt and tie, grabbed my blazer and headed off to the local Disciples church. The service was typical and to this day, I cannot remember what happened. However, when I returned to the dorm, Dorm Mother’s door was open. I stepped in and said hello to this wonderful lady. She complimented me on my attire and said something that I will never forget, “Doesn’t it make you feel so much better to dress up? It makes me feel better all over. Is it the same for you?” I couldn’t have been happier than to say, “Yes. I do feel better.” So I sat down and we visited for a while. I cannot remember her name, but I will never forget her face, her voice and the things she told me that spring afternoon. I had put on new clothing, clothing I did not put on at any other time of the week. But in that clothing, I became more than I could be. She saw it and made me see I could be more than I ever dreamed because she dreamed it for me. In that afternoon, in that place and in her little room, I saw the face of God and was forever changed. What an amazing thing! The spirit of God and I talking in a small dorm room. When I remember that afternoon I often think of the hymn, “O Love That Will Not Let Me Go”… 9/30/2015 07:48:32 am
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