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I gave the stage a final critique. The banner in
front of the 90-foot black velvet drape read, “Family – The
World Over.” Two eight-foot globes with families silhouetted in
front of the hemispheres were securely suspended on either side
of the stage. Palm trees, choir
risers, ferns, flower arrangements—every last detail was in
place.
As wife of the
convention coordinator and the one privileged to
decorate this huge stage, my heart went out to the
women filling these seats. I couldn’t help but
wonder how many of them, like me, were functioning
with hard to identify burdens. I greeted people, and
received compliments o n the striking black and gold
stage decorations, yet no one realized how isolated
I felt. Remembering the statistic that one in four
women is abused in some way by age 18, I began to
count – one, two, three, four, one, two,
three, four... My eyes filled with tears, and
my heart broke, as I was given a glimpse of the need
for emotional healing.
I had recently come
through a three-year illness, which God used as the
beginning of my own journey toward emotional
healing. This journey was eventually captured in
this study guide.
Growing up in a large
family on a small farm in Michigan, I accepted
Christ at an early age, yet remained in need of good
mentoring. My parents simply lacked good parenting
skills. I was always faced with the dilemma of how
to “honor” parents, whose behavior was not
“honorable.” As the Lord escorted me through the
healing process, this and many other questions were
finally laid to rest.
— Carol Meyer
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