Joy

For the rest of my life, I will be indebted to Faith Myatt. When I was in college, for the first time in my life, I felt lonely and afraid. Something was horribly wrong, and I had no idea how to fix it. I was nineteen and desperate.

My sister made contact with a woman named Faith who taught Sunday school at a local church with her husband Cal. The very next day, scared to death, I wandered into this class. A hundred or more college students were laughing and singing, full of life and joy. I felt like a fish out of water. I’d never felt so out of place. Not only was I the saddest person in the room, but I also seemed to be the only one who was sad at all.

I felt invisible and terribly insecure. Faith walked up to me and, as far as I could tell, thought she’d just met the most wonderful person she’d ever known. She treated me like she’d waited all her life to know me. I was stunned!

Immediately she drew me in, and, as a result, I found the joy those other students knew. They’d learned (from Faith and Cal) to walk with Christ, abide in His love, and keep His commandments, and I realized I could learn that as well. I didn’t know it would change my life forever. I didn’t expect the joy of knowing Him to transform me, that Faith’s love for me was like the Father’s love for her. In time my joy was full.

From then on I kept an eye on the door. I wanted to be sure to notice any who were lonely and afraid and invite them to come with us on this joyful journey.

Mary Graham

Taken from Women of Faith Devotional Bible