Three Years, 40 Days, 10 Minutes

Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations 885 Waiting 42 Years

885 Waiting 42 Years

For forty-two years every week, David Thomas slipped a love letter under the door of his neighbor, Rachel Jones. Each letter attempted to mend the lover’s quarrel that parted them when both were 32. Rachel Jones burned each letter and refused even to speak to her suitor.

When David finally summoned courage to knock on her door and proposed, she accepted. Both were 74 years old when marriage finally came.

Prayer

Luke 24:44–53 ESV

44 Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, 47 and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.” 50 And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. 51 While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. 52 And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and were continually in the temple blessing God.

Three Years - 40 Days - 10 Minutes:

Say that with me - “Three years, 40 days, 10 minutes.

What they can mean in your lives

What they represent in the Gospel

What’s at stake: choices and gifts

What it all means

And let the peace of God....