More. On. Mavis.

I just had to do another post on Mavis due to her loving kindness.


As most of you know, my grandmother passed away this past weekend.  We love her and will miss her dearly.  I especially can't imagine holidays without her. Anyway, back to Mavis.


A group of us (family) were in with grandma her last evening of life on this earth.  I want to be specific about that because I believe she's still alive in Heaven, in fact scripture says that "what is mortal was swallowed up by life".  Did you hear that?  not by death, but by life.   "For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life." 1 Corinthians 5:4


Anyway, I say again.  ha.  While we were in the room that last evening with grandma, Mavis knocked on the door and came in.  She didn't say a word.  She just stepped inside the door, set her plastic container which was packed full of various kinds of candy,  reese cups, almond joy, suckers, you name it, she had it in there, on the floor, took the lid off, picked it back up and took it around to each one of us in the room.  Literally serving us.


About an hour later, she did it again.  She served us a second round of candy, and then went back to her room.


Not long after that, Grandma took her last breath.  The grandchildren that were there, myself included, stepped out into the hallway, to allow our parents time to be alone in the room.  Grandma had JUST passed away.  I don't know who told Mavis, or how she knew, but as we were standing in the hallway, Mavis came up, stood beside me, didn't say a thing, but spread her arms wide to hug me, still without saying anything.  She then went to each of us, one by one, with open arms, sharing sorrow and showing love.  Few words, but her actions said it all.


Interesting to me that it doesn't take much to show God's love.  To express loving kindness.  We often think, "well, I could never serve Jesus".  "I don't know how to be Jesus to someone."  


Sometimes just being there is all it takes.  Amazing how much love you can feel through a little candy and a few hugs.  


So, I learned from Mavis again.