She had been evil.
So I asked what on earth she meant by that, because seriously...my Grandma does not do evil. It's not in her dictionary. She explained that she had cheated on her diet. You see, my Grandma was diagnosed with pre-diabetes not too long ago. She has been nothing but wildly vigilant in her exercise and diet (something she's always excelled at anyway), so this was a little funny to me. Especially because she cheated with steak and an omelet. Not the top of my diabetes worries, personally. But she is a diabetes diet rockstar and it troubled her.
She bravely confessed to Grandpa who quoted her Isaiah 1:15-16. Specifically "cease to do evil, learn to do well". Grandpa got in on our phone conversation by this point and we reflected on the beauty of this scripture...it sums up quite simply the meaning of repentance. Learn being our favorite word because this isn't something you just wake up and it's magically done. Repentance, life, everything is a process. To do and learn are a call to action.
I should have that tattooed on my forehead so I don't cheat on my diet, I work out every day, I clean my make up religiously every night and don't sleep with my hair in a pony tail.
ReplyDeleteToo bad I don't do tattoos. :P
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