Bethlehem Blessing

Growing up, we went to church and went to school to learn about God. Yet, while I was in those places I did not learn about Jesus.

If they did speak of Jesus, I never heard them. I don’t know if they really didn’t, or if I was distracted due to my ADHD, or the problems we had at home. For me, learning about Jesus didn’t even come with Salvation. At that point, I didn’t even know that Jesus was God. I didn’t know about the Holy Trinity, which consists of God the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. That is who God is: the Holy Trinity. They are all God together, and separately.

I was, so I thought, as far away from Jesus as a person could get. But he wasn’t keeping his distance from me. I didn’t know he was there, though. Even when he saved me from kidnappers who had me alone in a car in a huge inner city at night, I did not know it was him who got me back home.

It was many years before I realized what he had done for me. When I discovered Jesus, I cried. The tears were tears of joy and gratitude.

Ephesians 2:13 reads, “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.” The Good News Translation Bible (GNT).

I would not be here to tell you this story if he had not been there for me. I have now seen him do miracles in my life, even more amazing than what he did on the dark, cold night. I walk around smiling, laughing, and I am filled with happiness now that I take my steps with Jesus. He cares about everything, not just the things you would think absolutely everything.

Thank you for reading.

I love you,

Lisa Brown