Day 20 (mind reading)

I went to see Gladys yesterday.  92 and still going strong . 😊  I have visited her every week for the past several years and over that time her memory has declined and she has become increasingly

muddled.   She repeats the same stories over and over again - and whilst she has an incredible memory for people and places long past ( she could name every girl on her old school photograph for example) she cant remember what she had for breakfast or if she went to church last Sunday or what you told her ten minutes ago.    This doesn't really matter much to me because I know her so well that I can anticipate what is coming next and fill in the blanks for her.    So today when she was telling me about one of her granddaughters the conversation went something like this....

G       ' Vania was 20 and she had a birthday party'
Me    ' yes, that's right.  You were there weren't you?'
G       ' ummmm........ oh I can't remember their names....
Me    ' Eddie and Marilyn
G      ' Yes!   Eddie and Marilyn!  What would I do without you?  She had blue hair you know?
Me    ' I know, but it isnt blue any more..... it was just a dye that you can wash out so it wasnt blue for            long'
G     ' She was supposed to be going...... to...... ummm, now where was it? I forget'
Me   ' Italy'
G     ' yes, Italy, that's right'

and so on ... and on and on 😊

I reckon that anyone listening in on our conversations would think I was a mind reader.  I know exactly what she is on about and what she is going to say next.  Partly because we have the same conversations over and over, but mostly because I understand how Gladys thinks and where she is making the connections.  It is logical to me where it isn't to most people.   They say that people who have been married for years and years start to be able to finish each others sentences .   I'm a bit like that with Gladys.  I know her really really well and I understand how she thinks and what she is trying to say.  Because I have spent many hours in her presence, talking to her and listening to her.



That's how I want to be with God.

I want to know Him so well that I know what He thinks about stuff.   I want to be able to finish His sentences for Him and anticipate what He is going to say next  ( It's called being ' prophetic' )  I want to make the connections He makes about people and situations and have the mind of Christ in all things.

How do I get there?   The same way I got there with Gladys I suppose.  

Time and love.