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The Enjoyment of Christ The focus in the early years of the recovery in the United States was on the enjoyment of Christ, beginning with morning watch and extending throughout the day, as the following song indicates, To be nourished with Christ, To be built up in life To be filled with the Lord and be freed from all strife Call His name, pray His word Breath by breath, hour by hour And the riches of Christ will flow in you in power. ***
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Testimony The Tree of Life The sweetest thing that ever happened to me was on my honeymoon in Houston, Texas, on February 19, 1972. David, my husband, had finished pre-architecture study at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He was hoping to continue his education in Houston. After visiting the architecture department at the University of Houston, we decided we would move to Houston as soon as possible. In Lake Charles, I had been working for the Kroger Company which had a number of stores in Houston, so that afternoon we went to see about transferring my job. We got lost looking for the first store; so, at a red light, we asked two girls in a car beside us where it was. They didn’t know where that store was, but one of the girls was going to work at another store. They offered to let us follow them, so we did. Upon arriving at the store, they invited us to a Christian young people’s meeting. We told them we were not interested. One of the girls offered to ride around town with us to point out the particular grocery stores. She was a great help but her presence did bother me some. Her smile was different than mine; there was something complete about it. It was time for supper so we were going to offer to take our new friend out with us to eat. However, she came walking back from a phone and announced that we were all invited to eat at a married couple’s apartment that night. She told us that they were expecting us and that everything was ready We could hardly believe it! Our best friends never invited us over for dinner. How could these strangers do it? The girl assured us it was a normal occurrence with this couple to have new people into their home, and they enjoyed it very much. So we went. |
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