Saturday, May 7, 2011

Adoration Adventure

Once upon a time, two young ladies attending school together went to go visit an adoration chapel that they had not been to before. After finding the church, they drove around looking for the door. Finding the door clearly marked as being an entrance, they parked and entered the door, finding themselves in a long hallway. At the other end was another door, this one with the keypad lock that barred their entrance to see Jesus. The young ladies were a bit miffed, thinking they would have to go find a priest or church employee to let them in. They then noticed that there was a corresponding letter with each number on the keypad...W-1, O-2, R-3, L-4, D-5. "A puzzle!" thought one. This one attempted to spell W-O-R-L-D and open the door, but unsuccessfully. The second young lady laughed softly and whispered, "Wouldn't it be funny if the letters we're supposed to push are L-O-R-D?" This young lady tried L-O-R-D for the combination, tried the door handle...and it opened! The young ladies doubled over in laughter at the irony, and made their way into the adoration chapel.

Afterwards, discussing the incident, they realized how poignant their discovery was. The combination made complete sense. They had come looking for their Love and Joy. They could not get to Him, however, through the WORLD. It was not possible. The only way to find Love and Joy and Happiness was through the LORD. "How exciting this is!" they each thought. Though they told their tale time and time again, these two young ladies alone contained in their hearts the excitement of what they had discovered.

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