Box full of love

"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. 

For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

--Luke 6:38

It's time for another story about love. Not romantic, kissy-face love. No, this is a story of a woman who touched our lives-- and we reached out to touch back.

"They" say Facebook is a tool of the enemy, that nothing good can come of it. I say they are full of beans.

A number of us have a mutual friend, on whose Wall we have engaged in vigorous discussions about religion, about gay marriage-- about life. Always (well, mostly) with respect. Every once in a while, someone will shoot their mouth off disrespectfully, but not very often.

It is a safe place. A great place.

We have never met one another. We only know each other through the virtual world of Facebook friendship.

Little by little, a handful of us found ourselves making friend requests, and engaging with one another in different ways, rather than just in discussions. 

We were becoming friends. For real.

Then one among us became very, very ill. We began to be concerned when she disappeared from Facebook for longer periods. We began to pray for her.

One of my friends noted that "Nancy" really liked cats, but was too ill to care for one right now.

What if, she said. What if we all got together and sent Nancy one of those cats that is almost alive? One that purrs and cuddles and mews-- but doesn't eat or poop? 

What if?

So together, she and I began to dream. We looked into those cats, and I found one, a white one named Lulu who really does seem to be almost alive! She purrs, she rolls over on her back to be rubbed-- but no Firskies and no kitty litter needed. Perfect.

What a good idea! Ah, but here's the problem:

I live in the States, and so does Nancy. But these other friends? Some are in Australia. How to do this???

You know what they say. Necessity is the mother of invention. So we started brainstorming ways to get US dollars into heidi's hands so we could get Lulu into Nancy's hands.

And we figured out a way.

And Lulu has arrived in her new home-- wrapped with bubble wrap, even. A second gift of love. 

See, the thing is, everything in Creation can be used for good purposes-- if we so desire. Even Facebook. (Especially Facebook.)

Thanks to God for his wondrous provision, for people who love way beyond their borders, and for a desire-- no, a need to share a box of love with a sick sister, love disguised as a nearly alive, long-haired white cat named Lulu. Amen.


(Woohoo! Just discovered this is my one hundredth post. Thanks for reading. Let's go for a hundred more, shall we?)