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Daily Mail January 19-20
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'Five-year-old misses his friend's birthday bash and is INVOICED £15.95'
'Alex Nash missed the ski slope party in Plymouth, Devon, because he went to see his grandparents instead - and weeks later his shocked father Derek found the bill...'
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'Mr Nash, 45, from Torpoint, Cornwall, said: 'I thought it was a joke''
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'He refused to pay - and 'has been threatened with small claims court''
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'Two mothers became embroiled in a bitter Facebook battle over an invoice handed to one of their sons for missing the other's birthday party.
Tanya Walsh and her partner Derek Nash were appalled when their son Alex, five, arrived home from school with a £15.95 bill for missing his classmate Charlie Lawrence’s big day at a local ski centre.
After refusing to pay, Alex's parents were threatened that they would be taken to court. Since then Miss Walsh and Charlie's mother Julie Lawrence have become entangled in a war of words.'
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'No show: The parents received this invoice from the mother of the birthday boy - and the ski slope involved said it was nothing to do with them. 'We don't have any such things as no-show fees', said the manager'
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''The next thing I heard she was taking us to small claims court. My partner went to see her and it ended in an argument.
She shouted down the street: "Don't mess with me".'
''Every time I spoke to her previously she was always very polite,' Miss Walsh added.'
''All of this is very shocking.''
''Julie could have tried to contact us before issuing the bill. If she had spoken to us we would have considered paying it.'
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Another example philosophically of the lack of civility at times experienced in Western society, in the 21st century.
A vast overreaction by the host to a missed invitation to a child's birthday party leads to dispute and public satire and media ridicule, including on Facebook where my post received reasonable amount of response.
There would of course be other versions on Facebook.
From a Biblical perspective, when considering God's commandments, Exodus 20, Matthew 22, Mark 12, and reviewing Romans and Galatians where human beings are noted as in need of justification from God and the righteousness of Jesus Christ through his atoning and resurrection work, human righteousness not sufficing; these would be much larger issues that would involve sin, morality and ethics.
Issues of everlasting human consequence in regard to the eternal God.
This incident is a small slight against the host and her family at best, and yet in the mind of the host it is worthy of this kind of reaction.
I ponder on and question the worldview and life priorities of the host...
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" … He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away. And He who sits on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new.’" Revelation 21:4-5a (NASB)
I could feel the slow rhythm of his heartbeat as I laid my head against his chest. Tears quietly rolled down my face as I held back the sobs that were begging to burst forth from underneath my heart.
Closing my eyes, I remembered being 5 years old again with my daddy holding me on his broad, strong shoulders the day he took me to the zoo. So long ago. Such sweet memories. And, yet, my heart was breaking.
Lord, not yet. Please. I’m not ready to say goodbye. I still have so much to say. I want it to be meaningful. I want Dad to know how much I love him. Not yet, Lord, not yet.
As I curled up closer, like that 5-year-old little girl so long ago, I could hear his shallow breathing. Gently I cradled his hand into mine.
Thank you, Lord, that Dad’s not in pain. When it’s time, please take him peacefully. But, not yet, Lord, not yet.
The clock ticks. The moments pass. The memories linger.
And it is time.
Having to say goodbye to my dad that day was one of the hardest experiences of my life. It had only been 15 short months since my mom passed away, and the idea of losing him, too, was more than I could bear.
No longer could I hear his voice say, "I love you." No longer could I call him and ask for his advice. No longer could I see his smile or feel his hand holding mine.
No longer.
This month marks the 2-year anniversary of my dad’s passing. Not a day goes by that I doṉt think of him and my mom. I miss them so much. I long to be with them again.
But even in the midst of "no longer" here on earth, there is a ray of hope that shines within me. A knowing. A promise that I will one day see my parents again.
I find comfort in knowing there is a real place that has been created by God and prepared by Jesus for each of us, if we accept His invitation. An extraordinary place of astounding wonder. Greater than we can fully understand or imagine. A place called heaven.
As I awake to another day on earth of "no longer," I anchor my heart in the assurance of what Jesus said in John 14:2, "In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you" (NASB).
ReplyDeleteIn those moments when the memories return and the sadness resurfaces, I find comfort and even joy for my parents as I reflect on the promise of today’s key verse. For in heaven, there is no mourning, crying, pain or death. All things are made new.
If you’re like me, and you’re missing someone special today. Someone you long to see again. To hold their hand, to capture their smile or to simply say, "I love you." And, yet, the realization of "no longer" looms in the reality of each day that you live without them …
Can I encourage you with the truth? If your loved one accepted God’s invitation, then they are not dead but are living in heaven. In that extraordinary place, of astounding wonder, where pain and sorrow can never linger.
They’re experiencing joy and peace like they’ve never known as they celebrate the splendor of their eternal home.
And there is hope, comfort and assurance for you today that if you accept God’s invitation you too will see them again one day.
Heavenly Father, thank You for creating heaven. A place where we will spend eternity with You and our loved ones who have accepted Your invitation. Help us live with a joyful heart and share the hope we have of eternal life with others. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
TRUTH FOR TODAY:
John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." (ESV)
John 11:25, "Jesus told her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.’" (NLT)
John 10:28, "I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand." (NIV)
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Have you accepted God’s invitation to experience eternal life in Heaven? Click here to know more about that process and stay connected once you make that decision.
For more encouragement, connect with Leah DiPascal today on her blog, Whispers for the Soul, and download a free printable that includes a prayer she’s written for you.
REFLECT AND RESPOND:
Do you know someone who’s recently lost a loved one? Take time to send a card, bring them a meal or pray for them today.
Tell others about God’s invitation of eternal life by sharing the truth of John 3:16 with them today.
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