Betsie was helping Nollie and Corrie get ready for school. They arrived at the breakfast table - late.
Betsie pointed to the Frisian clock on the stairwall, and with a finger on her lips silently opened the dining room door. It was 8:12: breakfast had already begun.
"Two minutes late!" cried Willem triumphantly.
"The Waller children were never late," said Tante Bep.
"But they're here! said Father. "And the room is brighter!"
- end of quote from The Hiding Place
Corrie ten Boom with John and Elizabeth
Sherrill
When someone is late for church or some other event this is what I imagine God, our Heavenly Father, says.
"They're here! And the room is brighter!"
This is what I say, quietly to myself, when someone is late.
I am grateful for grace and mercy extended to me when I am late.
I may never know what complications came up that cause a late arrival.
Is it any of my business?
Probably not.
Best wishes for a peaceful Sunday morning getting ready for praise and worship to the King of Kings!
