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Dr. J. Would Like This...

Tuesday, while I was roaming the blog world reading all the tributes to Dr. John - which by the way just baffled me! One lead to another, to another, to another... it was sO cool to see how many people he touched and how many LOVED him! Of course, I think in my own mind that NO ONE loved him like I do... but I know that's not true. MANY loved him like I do... I was just the fortunate one that got to meet him and know him in person too! And this brings me to my main thought for today's post. As I was roaming... and I hadn't roamed far... I stopped at Quilly's and she had posted the news of Dr. J's funeral and where to send flowers. And in the comments was
this:

Now, those of us who DID know Dr. John also know what a dear and special man he was. But not EVERYONE knew him. And I thought to myself how sad I was for Linda that she never got to know him. And I thought, well, she could go to his blog and if she started reading from the beginning, she would get a real good idea about him ... but she still wouldn't know him. She has missed out on the opportunity to "converse" with him, and to know him on a personal level. And that makes me sad.

And then it occurred to me, that I have another friend. And as much as I love Dr. John, I love THIS friend a lot more! He is even MORE loving than Dr. John was. He has a BETTER sense of humor. And He's almost NEVER grouchy! And even though He makes Himself readily available, many of my friends don't know him at all. ALL of my family, many of you, and many of my neighborhood friends as well. Let me introduce you to my friend, Jesus! You've ALL heard of Him! But so many of you don't KNOW Him. And if I EVER had a friend worth knOWing, He is the one! Of course, He doesn't have a blog... but you can pick up a Bible any time of day or night in almost any country in the world and read it... just flip to the New Testament - it's all about Him! And like Dr. John's blog, that would most assuredly BE a good start to getting to know Jesus. But one time through the Bible does not build that relationship. That FRIENDSHIP! In order to KNOW Jesus on a personal level, you must "converse" with Him. Some of you never got the chance to know Dr. John before it was too late. But I hope and I PRAY that ALLLLL of you will take the time to get to know Jesus ... before it's too late. Don't let stodgy priests or ministers stop you. Just do it yourself. Don't be afraid that you'll have to spend the rest of your life "being good!" ... Jesus is in the business of forgiving! It's what He lived for! It's what He died for. If we were all perfect we wouldn't NEED Him. The fact is that NONE of us are perfect... but He loves us anyway! And He really REALLY wants to be your friend! So, this is my post... in honor of Dr. John, on his funeral day... When Jesus comes again... and He will... don't ASK if we can fill in for you! We CAN'T! I can't knOw Dr. John for you... and I can't knOw Jesus for you either. Only YOU can know Jesus on a personal level. Don't miss your chance. I'm not asking you to accept Him as your Savior. I'm just asking you to "get to know Him". How can you decide to believe or not to believe, if you don't know Him? Talk to Him. THEN decide.

posted by Melli at 12:05 AM