Georgetta

Bulletins

Brian Nielsen
12/08/24 - General

Getting Georgetta Reed to the car after church service was sometimes a time-consuming task. It wasn't so much that in recent years she needed a walker and might need to stop and catch her breath. More so, Georgetta wanted to stop to talk to everyone. Often she asked for or initiated hugs.

Before being confined to home for health reasons and then passing away last week, Georgetta was an example of Romans 12:10, which says, "Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another."

This wasn't just for a selected few. Visitors sometimes were asked for hugs. "I'm the crazy old lady who hugs," she said. As her fading memory sometimes kept Georgetta from remembering names, she still showed feelings for many in our congregation. She certainly had read Romans 12:18, which tells us, "If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men."

For one who at times had trouble with names as happens when we reach the 80s in age, Georgetta had no trouble remembering a small favor from some 30 years ago. More than a couple of times she not only thanked me but told others about this deed, small to us but important to her. Just recently, she expressed more thanks than one could ever expect for bringing her replacement reading glasses from the Dollar Tree. She certainly had her way to follow 1 Thessalonians 5:11 -- "Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing."

While no longer can we help Georgetta with her walker or receive her hugs, we can continue to remember her with 1 Peter 3:8 -- "Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous."

(Scripture quotes are from the NKJV)