The Prodigal Daughter Returns

"Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation." 2 Corinthians 6: 2 ---- So I went to this shopping mall to use their toilets, which are on the second level. I decided to use the escalators.  The escalator going up from the first to the second level wasn't working. I didn't feel like walking up. I thought about using the lift, but it was too far away and it looked busy. I decided to walk up the escalator. While I was walking up the escalator, I  was mentally counting. Every step I took, I counted as one.  I have no idea how many actual steps there were.  All I know is when I got to the top, I wasn't  tired at all. How can I be tired when I have only walked up one step? Actually, what I was doing was stopping time. Every step I was taking was in the timeless now. Every step I take and every move I make is now. 😊

During my bus journey, I was thinking of my oneness with God and praising God silently, I noticed this woman sitting on the other side of the bus. She then swapped seats and sat right behind me. I immediately sensed, as we say in the UK, that she wasn't all there.  As I continued to praise God in my thoughts, I could hear the woman talking to herself and then laughing. I knew that she knew what I was thinking of and she was mocking me. I was going to swap seats but then I thought, why should I? I am one with God and I am perfectly safe. My friend sat behind me throughout the journey, but I was no longer bothered by her. I continued to focus on my oneness with God and thanking God for being wonderful. When I got off the bus, I had to walk round the corner to catch my next bus, which was already at the bus stop. There was no way I was going to catch it as it was too far. I resigned myself to waiting for the next one. 7 As I was approaching the stop, the bus was still standing at the ...

While we were under strict lockdown rules, we could only travel on public transport for essential journeys. We were advised to sit apart from other passengers. There were even areas on buses that were cordoned off from passengers. Now that the rules have been relaxed, we can travel freely  on public transport. There are no longer areas cordoned off. However, we  are still required to wear face masks on public transport. I have noticed passengers are still wary about sharing seats with passengers they are not travelling with unless there are no longer any other seats available. While I was sitting upstairs during my bus jouney, this man came upstairs.  He was carrying several bags of shopping. All window seats were taken, but there were lots of seats available that he could share. He walked all the way down the aisle and stood next to me.  I could see that he was trying to be considerate to other passengers, but I didn't think standing upstairs was a very good idea. S...