PASTOR’S CORNER, Rex Petty, Faith Tabernacle Church, Liberal

Several years ago, a friend of mine, Andy Stewart, asked me if I wanted some Bibles he had purchased at an auction. He thought I might use them to give away to people. I accepted his generous offer and a couple of weeks later he gave me some of those Bibles. One in particular was a small black leather-bound Bible with a zipper and a gold cross attached to it. When I unzipped the cover and began to peruse through this Bible, I surprisingly discovered it had a personal message inside the cover from a grandmother. She had written a warm and loving message to her grandson and had given this Bible to him. It was dated November 22, 1959, nearly 67 years ago!

The following words are what she wrote:

“Dear Marvin –

Take this book, read and study it, and let it be your guide in all you do and say.

Read a chapter every day and you will find things will work out better in all your undertakings.

May you always cherish it, and every time you read it, think of me and may you get a blessing from it. That is my prayer.” – Grandma Smith.