Core Quality

I was visiting a lady today.
She is wonderful.
So cheerful and grateful despite her difficulties.

I felt like she gave more to me than I gave to her.
We had a good time together, talking about the past times we had shared together, and the people who had been special to her during her long life.

Although she was sad at the loss of her husband, her home, and her health, she is full of thankfulness for all the people who are looking after her, both the medical staff in the hospital, and her family and friends as they visit her.

I was impressed at the solid foundation that gave her.
It is a solid platform on which she has based her life.
She is not depressed by her reduced circumstances.
Instead her heart is full of love and joy for the blessings in her life.

A long time ago, Paul wrote "Whatever is true, honourable, just, pure, pleasing, commendable, excellent, and worthy, think about these things, always and for everything giving thanks."

My friend's bones are getting weak and her backbones are no longer providing a strong core for her body. But her spiritual core is as strong and dependable as ever.

From her foundation stone to the top stone she is a temple of God, filled with the Holy Spirit, knowing his love and strength every moment of every day.

How did she get that way?
Jesus, the master builder, constructed her one stone at a time.
She is not only a House of God, but has been built by God.

That's the quality at the core of her life.