[Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] FW: The Visit

Fri Aug 6 12:47:01 UTC 2021

From: Larry Perry [mailto:larryperry at performancepress.ccsend.com] On Behalf Of Larry Perry
Sent: Friday, August 6, 2021 8:10 AM
To: mmoore11 at kent.edu
Subject: EXT: The Visit

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Letter from Larry

Friday

August 6, 2021

Good Friday Morning Everyone:

The Visit 

Ruth went to her mail box, and there was only one letter. She picked it up

and looked at it before opening it, but then she looked at the letter again.

There was no stamp, no postmark, only her name and address. She read 

the letter: 

Dear Ruth:

I'm going to be in your neighborhood Saturday afternoon, and I'd like to 

stop by for a visit.

Love Always,

Jesus 

Her hands were shaking as she placed the letter on the table. "Why 

would the Lord want to visit me? I'm nobody special. I don't have 

anything to offer."

With that thought, Ruth remembered her empty kitchen cabinets. "Oh 

my goodness, I really don't have anything to offer. I'll have to run down

to the store and buy something for dinner." She reached for her purse 

and counted out its contents. Five dollars and forty cents. "Well! I can 

get some bread and cold cuts, at least."

She threw on her coat and hurried out the door.

A loaf of French bread, a half-pound of sliced turkey, and a carton of 

milk...leaving Ruth with grand total twelve cents to last her until Monday.

Nonetheless, she felt good as she headed home, her meager offerings 

tucked under her arm.

"Hey lady, can you help us, lady?"

Ruth had been so absorbed in her dinner plans, she hadn't even noticed

two figures huddled in the alleyway. A man and a woman, both of 

them dressed in little more than rags.

"Look lady, I ain't got a job, ya know, and my wife and I have been living

out here on the street, and, well, now it's getting cold, and we're getting

kinda hungry and, well, if you could help us, lady, we'd really appreciate 

it."

Ruth looked at them both.

They were dirty, they smelled bad, and frankly, she was certain that 

they could get some kind of work if they really wanted to.

"Sir, I'd like to help you, but I'm a poor woman myself. All I have is a

few cold cuts and some bread, and I'm having an important guest for 

dinner tonight, and I was planning on serving that to Him." 

"Yeah, well, okay lady, I understand. Thanks anyway."

The man put his arm around the woman's shoulders, turned, and headed

back into the alley.

As she watched them leave, Ruth felt a familiar twinge in her heart.

"Sir, wait!" The couple stopped and turned as she ran down the alley 

after them. "Look, why don't you take this food. I'll figure out something 

else to serve my guest."

She handed the man her grocery bag.

"Thank you lady. Thank you very much!"

"Yes, thank you!" It was the man's wife, and Ruth could see now that she 

was shivering. "You know, I've got another coat at home. Here, why don't 

you take this one." Ruth unbuttoned her jacket and slipped it over the 

woman's shoulders. Then smiling, she turned and walked back to the

street...without her coat and with nothing to serve her guest.

Ruth was chilled by the time she reached her front door and worried

too. The Lord was coming to visit, and she didn't have anything to 

offer Him.

She fumbled through her purse for the door key. But as she did, she 

noticed another envelope in her mailbox.

"That's odd. The mailman doesn't usually come twice in one day." She 

took the envelope out of the box and opened it. 

Dear Ruth:

It was so good to see you again. Thank you for the lovely meal. And thank 

you, too, for the beautiful coat.

Love Always,

Jesus 

The air was still cold, but even without her coat, Ruth no longer noticed.

***

Much love,

Larry

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