He was looking forward to this moment all day long, after 6 days of labour and
it finally arrived - Visiting Day!! The man with the keys arrived to swing open
the large, heavy doors. The cold grey hall springs to life in the warm glow of
light. He could hardly control his emotions.
The families began to arrive. He peers from the corner of the room longing for
the first glimpse of his loved one. He lives for the weekends. He dearly loves
these visits.
As the cars arrive, he watches intently. Then, finally, she arrives, his bride,
for whom he would do anything. They embrace, eat a light lunch and reminisce how
things used to be. At one point, they break into singing, with interruptions of
laughter and applause.
But all to soon it is over. A tear comes to his eyes as his bride departs. Then
the man with the keys closes the heavy doors. He hears the key turn in the lock
marking the end of a special day. There he stands, alone again. He knows that
most of his visitors will not contact him again till next week. As the last car
pulls away from the parking lot, Jesus retreats into loneliness as He waits
until next Sunday - Visiting Day.
Author unknown. If anyone has a proprietary interest in this story please
authenticate and I will be happy to credit, or remove, as the circumstances
dictate.
Thanks to WITandWISDOM™ - April 6, 1999
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