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Someone is Waiting
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Someone Is Waiting
In the early 1800’s, John Todd of Killingsworth, Vermont, lost both of his parents. A dear and loving aunt said she would take little John. The aunt sent a horse and a servant, Caesar, to get John, who was only six at this time. On the way back this conversation took place:
“Will she be there?” John asked nervously.
“Oh, yes, she’ll be there waiting up for you,” Caesar replied.
“Will I like living with her?”
“My son, you fall into good hands,” Caesar assured him.
“Will she love me?” John persisted.
“Aye, she has a big heart,” Caesar said.
“Will I have my own room? Will she let me have a puppy?”
“She’s got everything all set, son. I think she has some surprises, John.”
“Do you think she’ll go to bed before we get there?”
“Oh, no!” Caesar answered confidently. “She’ll be sure to wait up for you. You’ll see when we get out of these woods. You’ll see her candle in the window.”
Sure enough, as they neared the house, John saw a candle in the window and his aunt standing in the doorway. As he shyly approached the porch, she reached down, kissed him, and said, “Welcome home!”
John Todd grew up in his aunt’s home and later became a minister. She was a mother to him. She gave him a second home. Years later, his aunt wrote to tell John of her own impending death because of failing health.
This is what John Todd wrote in reply:
My Dear Aunt,
Years ago, I left a house of death, not knowing where I was to go, whether anyone cared, whether it was the end of me. The ride was long, but the servant encouraged me. Finally, I arrived to your embrace and a new home. I was expected; I felt safe. You did it all for me.
Now it’s your turn to go. I’m writing to let you know, someone is waiting up, your room is all ready, the light is on, the door is open, and you’re expected! I know. I once saw God standing in your doorway ... long ago!
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.” —From the book of John, Chapter 14, verses 1–3, in the New International Version of the Bible.
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