This came to me in the shower. Yes, I’m still showering now and then. The ME in this writing is Jesus. Except last line is all Deb!
Come To Me
When you are sheltering in place, come to ME.
When you are out serving in an essential job, come to ME.
When you are enjoying a game or puzzle, come to Me.
When you wish you didn’t have to play a game or puzzle, come to Me.
When you are worrying about loves ones who are more vulnerable, come to Me.
When your heart is thankful, come to Me.
When you are struggling with 24/7 caregiving of a special loved one, come to Me.
When your special needs loved one lives apart and you miss them terribly, come to Me.
When you are out on a walk and hear the birds sing, come to Me.
When you are stuck inside on a dreary day, come to Me.
When your college student is home and stays up all night and sleeps all day, come to Me.
When your college student calls his older loved ones, come to Me.
When your hands dry out from all the washing, come to Me.
When I provide you with lotion and it feels good on your hands, come to Me.
When you’re trying to keep your loved one and yourself safe during a meltdown, come to Me.
When your child is calm, come to Me.
When you are worried about the world and people dying, come to Me.
When you have My peace, come to Me.
When you are comforting students on a Zoom call, come to Me.
When your students crack you up, come to Me.
When you are tired of cleaning and spraying Lysol, come to Me.
When you are smelly and need a shower, come to Me.
When you are feeling included, come to Me.
When you are feeling left out, come to Me.
When you or your loved ones get sick, come to Me.
When you or your loves ones are healthy, come to Me.
When you are watching the news, come to Me.
When you are enjoying your favorite show, come to Me.
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When you are eating liver, come to Me.
When you are enjoying a taco, come to Me.
When you have plenty of toilet paper come to Me.
When you are out of toilet paper, fight it out at the store!
Feel free to add your own lines and have some fun with it.
To read more from Deborah Abbs and her co-authors, visit www.lifeonthespectrumbook.com. Their book Life on the Spectrum can be purchased at www.amazon.com.
