Flowers of Forgiveness
<http://www.guideposts.com/story/mysterious-ways-flowers-forgive>http://www.guideposts.com/story/mysterious-ways-flowers-forgive For so long, I’d wanted to apologize to my best friend. But she died before I got the chance. What now? By Haven Conner, Chattanooga, Tennessee May, 1994 I never see a daisy without thinking of Barbara. We were sorority sisters in college. After her engagement, we searched for a silverware patternwith daisies. As her bridesmaid I carried the same yellow and white flowers up the aisle, and daisies were everywhere at the reception. Barbara and I talked every day. But then a terrible thing happened. I let an argument between our husbands drive a wedge between us. We stopped talking regularly, quit celebrating birthdays together. Suddenly we weren't friends anymore. I kept putting off calling her to make things right, but the regret never left me. Then I learned that Barbara had died, at age 38. I agonized over what had been left unsaid. One afternoon I slumped in a chair in my backyard, where we had held Barbara's wedding reception. Oh, God, I prayed, I'll never forgive myself for not telling Barbara how sorry I am and how much I loved her. Tell her now, God seemed to say. I poured my heart out, just like we used to do. "You were the best friend I ever had," I said. "I'm so sorry." Somehow I felt she had heard me. I got up, trimmed some wayward branches, even mowed the grass. That night I went to bed with a lighter heart. I only wished I had reached out to Barbara when she could still respond. Next morning, in a corner of the yard, sprouting up from the freshly mowed lawn was an unexpected bouqueta foot-high clump of yellow and white daisies. <*}}}>< <http://www.holypostage.com/>Custom Faith-based U.S. Postage <*}}}>< + <*}}}>< <http://astore.amazon.com/halthekin-20>Catholic on Amazon <*}}}>< <*}}}>< <http://www.halfthekingdom.org/on+allposters+today.html>on AllPosters today <*}}}>< + <*}}}>< <http://www.holypostage.com/>Holy Postage <*}}}>< <*}}}><<http://www.halfthekingdom.org/>Half the <http://www.halfthekingdom.org/>Kingdom!<*}}}>< + "A person is a person, no matter how small." Dr. Seuss <*}}}>< <http://www.holypostage.com/>Custom Faith-based U.S. Postage <*}}}>< + <*}}}>< <http://astore.amazon.com/halthekin-20>Catholic on Amazon <*}}}>< <*}}}>< <http://www.halfthekingdom.org/on+allposters+today.html>on AllPosters today <*}}}>< + <*}}}>< <http://www.holypostage.com/>Holy Postage <*}}}>< <*}}}><<http://www.halfthekingdom.org/>Half the <http://www.halfthekingdom.org/>Kingdom!<*}}}>< + "A person is a person, no matter how small." Dr. Seuss --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Please note that I do not send or open attachments sent to this list. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Catholics on Fire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Catholics-on-Fire May the blessing of Jesus and our Blessed Mother be with you -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
