It happened after a
long, hot summer day. We were finally all done cleaning up from our church yard
sale. Everyone else was going home until church that night, but I decided to
just hang out at the church with the Abbott's until prayer that evening. But
since it had been A REALLY HOT day, I wanted to freshen up and fix my hair. So I
walking through our foyer, to the ladies room, when Bro. Abbott calls out to
me...
.
"See THIS
Mary, now THIS IS ROMANTIC!!!" Soooooo I look over and there
is my pastor just kinda lounged back on a chair, Sis. Abbott is sitting in front
of him and he has his feet in her lap and she is MASSAGING THEM!!! Sooooo I am
like uuuuuuhhhhhh YEAH!!! But in my head I am like EWWWWWW and I know my pastor
was telling me cause he KNOWS that I am a HOPELESS romantic and I am thinkin,
yeah, yeah, TYPICAL guy, thinks its ROMANTIC cause his WIFE is doing something
for him...HA!
.
So I freshen up. Do my hair
and about 20 minutes later I come out and walk back through the foyer. This time
what I saw made me catch my breath cause it really WAS romantic!! Now, there was
my pastor massaging his wife's feet! I was like AWWWWWWWW! I just thought it was
SOOOOO sweet! Not because it was the wife that was now getting the
massage, but because they were both WILLING to do this for each
other.
.
I don't think the Abbott's
ever even realized that I walked through that second time, because they were
lost in their own little world. But they taught me a lesson that day. I learned
that love is NOT all about flowers, chocolate and long walks on the beach. It's
NOT about what I'm gonna get from my spouse, but what am I going to give to the
person I love. Obviousley being single, I am NOT an expert on marriage, BUT, I
believe that one of the keys to a strong relationship with anyone, is learning
to continually serve each other.
.
Even
as the Son of man came not to be served
but
to serve...
( Matthew
20:27)
♥Mary Frances :)
