AGELESS LOVE
The slowly moving line annoyed those at the end of the tour group and some grumbled quietly; others were more vocal. The closer we got to the entrance door and the steps leading inside, the more excited my son, who was only 12 at the time, became. Corvettes! We were waiting to get inside the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Finally, the line began moving along and we got to the entrance stairs. Standing off to the side of the door waited the reason for the slow line.
An elderly couple had stepped aside to allow the others to go ahead of them. I could not help but wonder why they chose to tour this museum, and if they realized there would be steps.
She was barely 5 ft tall, but quite round. The fullness of her cheeks crinkled and sagged with age, and wisps of gray hair had escaped from the bun at the nape of her neck and clung to her face which glistened with perspiration. Breathing heavily, She clung to her husband’s arm for support. He was a bit taller than she- bald, wiry and wizened. Years of hard work had bent his frame and crippled his hands.
As they moved behind me, I heard him whisper in broken English. “Come Momma, I help you.” I turned and saw their eyes, he telegraphing encouragement and she beaming her answer.
He spoke with tenderness and was gentle in his support. It told a story of a life lived for each other, and the kind of love that lasts a lifetime.
St. Paul in 1 Corinthians 13 reminded us that “Love is patient, love is kind…, it is not self-seeking, it bears all things, it endures all things.”
Yes, real love is like that!
Kathryn Wilcox is a retired grandmother who loves the Lord and is using her retirement to share His love with others. She writes for the Diocese of Erie Pennsylvania Catholic Charismatic Renewal Center newsletter,
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Kathy is also active in Prison Ministry, sharing God’s love with the inmates of the woman’s state prison in Erie County. She and other team members visit once a month and sponsor a Prayer Group which offers teachings, prayer and praise.
