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TIME & ETERNITY
By Gladys Grimaud Continued from page 5
and mind that, unchecked, will cause de- struction? It’s just a fact! Images in the mind are being played upon the screen of life. Ulterior motives cannot remain hid- den forever. Miley Cyrus exploded upon the scene like a wrecking ball with vile, vulgar dance moves and exposed to the world what she had allowed her heart and mind to embrace. Had it not happened in heart and mind rst by secret desire of be- coming famous...or being convinced by a manager who wanted to pro t...the result
was in an auto accident at a time when there were no protective seatbelt laws. She lived to see the day I was born into this world and lived many years afterward. During my childhood years, I wondered, “Where does this deep craving for God come from?” My parents did not go to church with me, but as many parents did during the 40’s and 50’s, they had an ap- preciation for Christian values and made a habit of seeing to it that I attended church one way or another every time I wanted to.
“ inking impacts living. e way one thinks is the way one lives.”
was the same. Any thought of remaining a role model of purity had been tossed to the wind, unfortunately, making an impression upon adoring young minds. oughts, good or evil, pure or corrupt, cannot be hidden and will play upon the stage of one’s life. Miley had been a wholesome role model for other young women, but unless she turns around, Miley will not nish well. Since this life is only a dress rehearsal for eternity, something that mat- ters to me is not only that I begin well, but also that I nish well.
As I look back over the years, I am grate- ful to a loving God whose hand has been evident throughout my life from the time of my beginning in the womb. You see, when Mother was pregnant with me, she
I have thanked God many times for that, and later they themselves became Chris- tians and started living the Christian life and attending church too. e years ew by and I, Gladys, became the one Mother always called upon to pray when there was a crisis in the family. When I was 45 years old, Mother shared the following story and asked me if I thought it had anything to do with “the way I turned out?”
“Gladys,” she said, “when you were rst born and before you could walk or talk, I read the Bible to you. I would settle down in a rocking chair with you on one arm and the Bible on the other arm and read to you for hours. I didn’t know where to begin, so I started at the beginning (Genesis) and
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