For our Sunday gathering, we drive to a low end assisted living facility, pick up and drive three of the residents to our home. Each of them have nothing and no family that is supportive. They live off of public assistance.
It has become a habit, or tradition, of our Thursday group to go to the home and have a private birthday party for each of the three on their day.
Last night, we went to the home to celebrate Marian's birthday. Marian is a sweetheart. She's very shy and timid. Yet, if you ask her if she likes a gift you gave her, if she doesn't, she will tell you no without qualm. We love her.
She loves pumpkin pie so we brought one to her and a balloon and cards and gifts. Then we watched FAMILY FEUD with her. She enjoyed the stuff but more than that, the celebration.
After the party, and on the wrong side of the end of visiting hours, we had brief visits with the other two residents from our Sunday group.
For better or worse, our community of gatherings is very truth driven. The truth that drove us last night was the "least of these" principle from Matthew 25.
I believe each of us had a lovely evening.
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