How small the world is and how fascinating life events can be viewed.....
Several years ago, I was told by the abusive person I was married to that I needed to make a choice. A choice between a continuing relationship with him or with my adult daughter. I found this demand ridiculous, yet understood his motivation based on knowing who he is and who he serves - division and isolation being the goal. So I elected to leave the premises and hoped he would "come to his senses", to again become a man of GOD. Yet the flesh proved too strong for him, the love and truth I represented could no longer be faced. I was verbally told 3 times we were divorced, and that I need not return. So I didn't. Within six months he got a lawyer, legally filed for divorce, and the sham of the marriage was ended. I needed no legal representation, all proceeded as the LORD saw fit.
It was definitely a blessing of GOD'S. I am doing very well without having to endure the ex's evil presence any longer. The sad and interesting fact is the following...
My daughter, who I was to no longer have contact with, loves photography and is part of an on-line picture showcase called Flikr - their site has an El Paso area group. In that group was a very talented young man who has recently passed away in Austin, TX of cancer - he was only one year older than my daughter. He left behind a family, and when my daughter shared this with me, I was saddened at the loss of such a young, beloved person. I thought of how tragic it would be if I could no longer call my child and talk with her, go do things together, laugh together.....
Here is the part to ponder.
This young man's father is an El Paso lawyer. He is the very lawyer that filed the divorce petition against me, representing the one who demanded I no longer communicate with my child (see "in his own words" previous blog). Now this father can no longer communicate with his child on this earth - although most certainly there is the hereafter and the joy of reunion.
I can't help but think of innocent bystanders who have become involved in the lives of those whom GOD has chosen. The pharaoh who took Sarah to be his wife when she was Abraham's wife. His entire household was punished by illness and he realized Abraham had not been truthful with him. (Genesis 12:15-20) The pharaoh was wise enough to realize why the plague had fallen upon his household, and quickly sent Sarah back to her rightful husband, restoring the line of history as the LORD ordained it.
There is a tragic irony to what happened. The young man's father always treated me respectfully and I appreciated that. When he took on his client, did he know the demand the client had made of a mother, that she stop communicating with her daughter for no apparent reason? It may never have crossed his mind that aligning himself with such malice, and with such an unloving act, might have implications for his own life. But of course, it could all just be coincidence.....
