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« Cherchez premièrement le royaume et la justice de Dieu ;
Et toutes ces choses vous seront données par-dessus. »
Un choix décisif : s’inquiéter ou chercher
~ Un contraste s’installe ~
A. La lecture du verset 25, l’expression « c’est pourquoi » [TOB : voilà pourquoi] nous renvoie aux versets précédents qui contrastent deux maîtres : « vous ne pouvez servir Dieu et Mammon » entendez par cette phrase : « Jésus et les biens matériels ».
B. Mais comment réagir, dès lors, aux soucis de la vie de tous les jours : il nous faut bien manger, nous habiller,… A ces questions bien naturelles, Jésus répond : « Car toutes ces choses, ce sont les païens qui les recherchent. Votre Père céleste sait que vous en avez besoin. Cherchez premièrement le royaume et la justice de Dieu ; et toutes ces choses vous seront données par-dessus».
C. Paul, lui, dira aux Colossiens : « Si donc vous êtes ressuscités avec Christ, cherchez les choses d’en haut, où Christ est assis à la droite de Dieu. Attachez-vous aux choses d’en haut, et non à celles qui sont sur la terre » Colossiens 3 :1-2.
D. Essayons de mettre un peu d’ordre dans notre développement :
- nous allons définir l’inquiétude ;
- nous allons étudier les raisons pour lesquelles Dieu nous demande expressément de ne pas nous inquiéter ;
- nous allons réaliser qu’afin de lutter contre l’inquiétude, Dieu nous a donné la prière.
- Nous allons comprendre combien la paix qui surpasse toute intelligence gardera nos cœurs en Jésus-Christ.
- nous allons voir qu’il nous faut combler le vide laisser par le refus de l’inquiétude et le remplacer par une saine recherche.
- Nous allons voir la force du mot chercher.
- Et enfin, nous allons définir le Royaume et la justice de Dieu et le genre de relations qu’il nous faut maintenir avec lui.
~ L’inquiétude ~
A. Définitions :
Inquiétude : trouble, état pénible causé par la crainte, l’appréhension d’un danger. Larousse.
Souci : préoccupation relative à quelqu’un ou à quelque chose auquel on porte intérêt ; inquiétude. Ce qui occupe l’esprit. Larousse.
Préoccupation : inquiétude, souci. Larousse.
B. Inquiétudes, soucis et préoccupations font partie du lot de chaque jour et pourtant, comme nous l’avons déjà souligné, Jésus nous conseille de ne pas nous inquiéter ! C’est plus facile à dire qu’à faire… sauf si nous connaissons celui qui a vraiment la solution aux besoins auxquels nous devons faire face.
C. La confiance naît de la connaissance intime que nous avons de l’autre ; c’est pourquoi Dieu dans ce texte nous donne ses lettres de créances : « Votre Père sait que vous en avez besoin ! ».
~ Sept arguments contre l’inquiétude ~
A. Selon William Barclay, Jésus donne dans ces 10 versets sept arguments contre l’inquiétude du lendemain.
1. [25] Dieu nous a donné la vie, et s’il nous a donné la vie, nous pouvons lui faire confiance pour les choses de moindre importance… donc pour la nourriture qui nous permet de rester en vie.
2. [26] Les oiseaux « travaillent » pour se nourrir mais aucun ne se fait du souci pour le lendemain - c’est la providence de Dieu qui joue son rôle.
3. [27] L’inquiétude est inutile, elle n’a jamais rallongé la vie (ou la grandeur) de qui que ce soit !
4. [28-30] Les fleurs des champs séchées étaient utilisées pour réchauffer rapidement les petits fours de terre des ménagères. Si Dieu prend le temps de les habiller aussi délicatement, que penser de l’homme qui est la couronne de sa création ?
5. [32] L’inquiétude est la caractéristique du païen qui craint (peur) son dieu, pas du « chrétien » qui connaît son Père. L’inquiétude est alors essentiellement une expression de méfiance. Notre Père sait…
6. [33] Comment vaincre l’inquiétude ? En restant dans les priorités de Dieu et en se concentrant sur elles : L’amour bannit la crainte.
7. [34] Comment vaincre l’inquiétude ? En prenant un jour à la fois. Les faits d’aujourd’hui sont peut-être une réponse pour demain !
B. Il serait intéressant de prendre maintenant le texte parallèle de Philippiens 4 :6-9.
~ Ne vous inquiétez de rien ~
A. Les différentes traductions élargissent le sens de l’expression :
CH : ne vous angoissez de rien
SM : Ne vous mettez en souci pour rien
PV, Osty : n’entretenez aucun souci
Le « pour rien » serait de la témérité ou de l’inconscience s’il n’y avait la suite du verset. Le « n’entretenez » implique un processus continuel qui fait effet boule de neige.
J. J. Muller : « Se soucier est une vertu ; entretenir son souci est un péché, parce qu’une telle anxiété ne montre pas une confiance en Dieu mais en nous ».
Ralph Martin citant Oswald Chambers : « être anxieux, trahit un manque de confiance dans le souci que Dieu se fait pour nous et fait partie de ces blasphèmes inconscients contre lui. »
B. « Mais en toute chose » :
1. Le mais est alla, le mais grec fort : mais au contraire.
2. « En toute chose » : en toute occasion TOB, en toute situation PV, en tout CH.
~ Faites connaître ~
A. Le Seigneur connaît bien notre nature humaine ; il sait que nous ne pouvons rester dans un vide ou dans l’incertitude, alors, il nous donne un moyen de contrer ce sentiment sournois qui nous paralyse : par la prière.
B. Paul nous donne ici quatre facettes de la vraie manière de s’adresser à Dieu dans une juste relation avec lui. La traduction de la Semeur est parlante : exposez vos besoins à Dieu.
C. Commentaire de la Semeur : « Celui qui vit d’ores et déjà sous le régime du Père s’en remet à Dieu en toutes choses ; pour ceux qui sont en Christ, ce règne est déjà une réalité, même si elle n’est encore qu’incomplète ».
D. Les quatre facettes de la vraie prière :
1. Prière : proseuché : la prière en général mais seulement dirigée vers Dieu.
2. Supplication : deesei : un besoin qui peut être aussi présenté aux hommes.
3. Requêtes : aitémata : pétition précise et définie, notion d’intimité, de confiance.
4. Action de grâce : eucharistia : reconnaissance et rappel de ce que Dieu a fait.
E. Osty : pénétrées d’action de grâces.
F. Alphonse Maillot : « Et tous les genres de prières y passent. Au passage admirons l’humanité de Paul : Vous avez des soucis ? Eh Bien ! Partagez-les avec Dieu ! Dieu vous écoute, même quand vous ne faites pas une « bonne » prière ; même si elle est infantile ; car même si Dieu trouve vos soucis dérisoires, il ne trouve pas dérisoire la peine que ces soucis vous infligent. »
~ Et la paix de Dieu gardera ~
A. La paix : C’est le shalom de l’Ancien Testament ; l’état de plénitude de l’être accordé à l’être même de IHVH. !! La paix de Dieu découle directement de la paix faite avec Dieu.
Cette paix est un contentement intérieur donné par Dieu.
B. La vraie paix ne se trouve pas dans la pensée positive, dans l’absence de conflit, ou dans de bons sentiments ; elle vient du fait que nous savons que Dieu est en contrôle. (LAB)
C. Qui surpasse toute intelligence : J.J. Muller : « Cette expression veut probablement dire que la paix de Dieu excelle et surpasse tous nos calculs intellectuels, toutes nos considérations et toutes nos idées préméditées pour nous défaire de ces soucis ».
D. Garder est un terme militaire mieux traduit par monter la garde. La ville de Philippes étant une ville de garnison romaine, l’expression a dû faire mouche. La paix de Dieu est comme une sentinelle autour du croyant et le protège des assauts de l’ennemi.
E. Rose-Marie Morlet : « Curieusement Paul ne fait pas mention des réponses divines aux demandes. Cette paix se charge elle-même de maintenir en Jésus-Christ le centre de notre volonté et de notre intelligence. Celles-ci ne sont alors plus soumises à la peur et aux doutes ».
~ Nourrissez vos pensées (SM) ~
A. Une deuxième manière de contrer l’anxiété, c’est de remplir notre pensée de choses constructives et notre vie d’actions constructives. Le temps ne nous permet pas d’étudier cette liste en détails mais la pensée générale est claire.
B. Soit l’objet de vos pensées (SG) : PV, Synodale : occupe votre esprit ; SM : nourrissez votre esprit ; CH : cela, ayez-le en considération. Le terme grec logizesthe, implique : prenez cela en considération, réfléchissez à cela et ensuite laissez ces choses former votre conduite.
C. Paul souligne l’influence de la pensée sur le comportement : ce qui occupe notre esprit détermine notre action et nos paroles.
D. Nous en arrivons donc au mot cherchez
~ Cherchez premièrement ~
A. Le premièrement implique qu’il y a des priorités dans la vie. Le psychologue Abraham Maslow en a fait une pyramide, commençant, lui, par les besoins physiologiques : le manger et le boire et il place notre relation avec Dieu au sommet de la pyramide dans le cadre de la réalisation du soi, le besoin de s’accomplir (aspect religieux ou philosophique).
B. Jésus, lui, renverse cette conception des choses. L’aspect religieux de notre être est plus important que le manger et le boire. Jésus fait ressortir ce que j’appelle aujourd’hui la dimension oubliée.
C. La force du mot cherchez s’illustre par quelques remarques :
1. En grec, c’est un impératif présent qui se traduirait mieux par : « Cherchez continuellement ».
2. Il a aussi la force de l’expression reprise dans les béatitudes, « Heureux ceux qui ont faim et soif de la justice, car ils seront rassasiés » Matthieu 5 :6
3. Histoire de la drachme perdue dans Luc 15 :8 – « … et ne cherche avec soin, jusqu’à ce qu’elle la trouve ».
4. On retrouve la force de cette attitude dans la manière dont Jésus a donné sa vie pour nous. « Car le Fils de l’homme [Jésus] est venu chercher et sauver ce qui était perdu ». Luc 19 :10
Cette expression implique plus que jeter un coup d’œil. Chercher dans ce sens implique faire une recherche diligente, honnête et tenace après quelque chose, en n’épargnant aucun effort ou aucune dépense parce que l’objet recherché est évalué au plus haut degré. Les chrétiens devraient rechercher Dieu et les choses de Dieu avec la même intensité.
5. Et enfin, c’est quoi le royaume de Dieu et sa justice ?
Le royaume de Dieu et sa justice [de Dieu]
A. Cette expression est tout un défi en soi. Permettez-moi de la limiter à trois phrases simples mais explicites :
1. Le royaume est la sphère où Dieu règne et où sa volonté est respectée et accomplie.
2. Le royaume de Dieu est donc avant tout une réalité spirituelle plus qu’une entité politique (Marc 9 :1 ; 10 :14 ; 12 :34). Dans tous ces passages, le mot règne convient mieux que le royaume qui fait penser à un territoire, un domaine sur lequel le roi exerce son autorité.
3. Parfois, vu le contenu de l’espérance du royaume, royaume est même synonyme de vie éternelle, de salut (Matthieu 25 :34, 46 ; Marc 9 :43-47 ; 10 :17, 24s.).
4. Le royaume se réalise donc dans une vie obéissant aux paramètres fixés par Dieu : dans sa théologie (crédo) et dans son comportement.
5. Lorsque je lis la Parole de Dieu avec une saine compréhension, est-ce que je peux dire :
« Mon père céleste est fier de moi » ?
A. Trois choses doivent rester dans votre pensée :
Ne vous inquiétez de rien MAIS
Cherchez premièrement
Le règne de Dieu dans votre vie.
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| Posted: Thu 26 Nov - 06:54 Post subject: Math 6: 33 |
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The Wallet
As I walked home one freezing day, I stumbled on a wallet someone had lost in the street. I picked it up and looked inside to find some identification so I could call the owner. But the wallet contained only three dollars and a crumpled letter that looked as if it had been in there for years. The envelope was worn and the only thing that was legible on it was the return address. (world of warcraft gold)
I started to open the letter, hoping to find some clue. Then I saw the dateline -- 1924. The letter had been written almost sixty years earlier. It was written in a beautiful feminine handwriting, on powder－blue stationery with a little flower in the left－hand corner. It was a "Dear John"letter that told the recipient, whose name appeared to be Michael, that the writer could not see him any more because her mother forbade it. Even so, she wrote that she would always love him. It was signed Hannah.
It was a beautiful letter, but there was no way, except for the name Michael, to identify the owner. Maybe if I called information, the operator could find a phone listing for the address on the envelope. The operator suggested I speak with her supervisor, who hesitated for a moment, then said, "Well, there is a phone listing at that address, but I can't give you the number. " She said as a courtesy, she would call that number, explain my story and ask whoever answered if the person wanted her to connect me.
maple story mesos,I waited a few minutes and then the super－visor was back on the line. "I have a party who will speak with you. " I asked the woman on the other end of the line if she knew anyone by the name of Hannah. She gasped. " Oh! We bought this house from a family who had a daughter named Hannah. But that was thirty years ago!" "Would you know where that family could be located now？" I asked. "I remember that Hannah had to place her mother in a nursing home some years ago, "the woman said. "Maybe if you got in touch with them, they might be able to track down the daughter. "She gave me the name of the nursing home, and I called the number. The woman on the phone told me the old lady had passed away some years ago, but the nursing home did have a phone number for where the daughter might be living. I thanked the person at the nursing home and phoned the number she gave me. The woman who answered explained that Hannah herself was now living in a nursing home. This whole thing is stupid, I thought to myself. Why am I making such a big deal over finding the owner of a wallet that has only three dollars and a letter that is almost sixty years old？
Nevertheless, I called the nursing home in which Hannah was supposed to be living, and the man who answered the phone told me , "Yes, Hannah is staying with us. "Even though it was already 10 P. M. , I asked if I could come by to see her. "Well, "he said hesitatingly, "if you want to take a chance, she might be in the day room watching television. "
I thanked him and drove over to the nursing home. The night nurse and a guard greeted me at the door. We went up to the third floor of the large building. In the day room, the nurse introduced me to Hannah. She was a sweet, silverhaired old－timer with a warm smile and a twinkle in her eyes. I told her about finding the wallet and showed her the letter. The second she saw the powder－blue envelope with that little flower on the left, she took a deep breath and said, "Young man, this letter was the last contact I ever had with Michael. "She looked away for a moment, deep in thought, and then said softly, "I loved him very much. But I was only sixteen at the time and my mother felt I was too young. Oh, he was so handsome. He looked like Sean Connery, the actor. " wow gold
"Yes, " she continued, "Michael Goldstein was a wonderful person. If you should find him, tell him I think of him often. And, " she hesitated for a moment, almost biting her lip, tears welled up in her eyes, "I never did marry. I guess no one ever matched up to Michael. . . "I thanked Hannah and said good－bye. I took the elevator to the first floor and as I stood by the door, the guard there asked, "Was the old lady able to help you？"I told him she had given me a lead. "At least I have a last name. But I think I'll let it go for a while. I spent almost the whole day trying to find the owner of this wallet. "I had taken out the wallet, which was a simple brown leather case with red lacing on the side. When the guard saw it, he said, "Hey, wait a minute! That's Mr. Goldstein's wallet. I'd know it anywhere with that bright red lacing. He 's always losing that wallet. I must have found it in the halls at least three times. "
"Who's Mr. Goldstein？"I asked, as my hand began to shake. "He 's one of the old－timers on the eighth floor. That's Mike Goldstein's wallet for sure. He must have lost it on one of his walks. "I thanked the guard and quickly ran back to the nurse's office. I told her what the guard had said. We went back to the elevator and got on. I prayed that Mr. Goldstein would be up. wow gold
On the eighth floor, the floor nurse said, "I think he's still in the day room. He likes to read at night. He 's a darling old man. "We went to the only room that had any lights on, and there was a man reading a book. The nurse went over to him and asked if he had lost hiswallet. Mr. Goldstein looked up with surprise, put his hand in his back pocket and said, "Oh, it is missing. ""This kind gentleman found a wallet and we wondered if it could be yours. "I handed Mr. Goldstein the wallet, and the second he saw it, he smiled with relief and said, "Yes, that's it！ It must have dropped out of my pocket this afternoon. I want to give you a reward. "
"No, thank you, "I said. "But I have to tell you something. I read the letter in the hope of finding out who owned the wallet. "The smile on his face suddenly disappeared. "You read that letter？""Not only did I read it, I think I know where Hannah is. "
He suddenly grew pale. "Hannah？You know where she is？How is she？Is she still as pretty as she was？Please, please tell me, " he begged. "She's fine. . . just as pretty as when you knew her, " I said softly.
The old man smiled with anticipation and asked, "Could you tell me where she is？I want to call her tomorrow. "He grabbed my hand and said, "You know something, mister？I was so in love with that girl that when that letter came, my life literally ended. I never married. I guess I've always loved her. " ffxi gil
"Michael, " I said, "come with me. "We took the elevator down to the third floor. The hallways were darkened and only one or two little night lights lit our way to the day room, where Hannah was sitting alone, watching the television.
The nurse walked over to her. "Hannah, "she said softly, pointing to Michael, who was waiting with me in the doorway. "Do you know this man？"She adjusted her glasses, looked for a moment, but didn't say a word.
Michael said softly, almost in a whisper, "Hannah, it's Michael. Do you remember me？"She gasped. "Michael! I don't believe it! Michael! It's you! My Michael!"He walked slowly toward her, and they embraced. The nurse and I left with tears streaming down our faces. "See, "I said. "See how the good Lord works! If it's meant to be, it will be. "
About three weeks later, I got a call at my office from the nursing home. "Can you break away on Sunday to attend a wedding？Michael and Hannah are going to tie the knot!"
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| Posted: Sat 28 Nov - 03:39 Post subject: Math 6: 33 |
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Jacob Have I Loved
Our story is called Jacob Have I Loved ,by Katherine Paterson. It received the Newbery Award for the best book written for young people in the United States. The story takes place on Rass Island in the Chesapeake Bay along the eastern coast of the United States, near Maryland and Virginia. The story is told by Sara Louise Bradshaw, a 13-year-old girl who lives with her parents and her twin sister Caroline. Here is Gwen Outen with the story.
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Rass Island lies as low as the back of a turtle on the dark green water of the Chesapeake Bay. We Bradshaws have lived here for more than two hundred years. I love Rass Island although for much of my life I did not think I did.
During the summer of 1941, every morning McCall Purnell and I would get my small boat and go out to catch shellfish called crabs. Watermen on our island sell crabs and eat crabs. Call and I were right smart crabbers and we could always come home with a little money as well as crabs for dinner. My mother was pleased with money I made.
"My!" she said, "that was a good morning. By the time you wash , we'll be ready to eat!" I like the way she did that. replica rolex,She never said I was dirty or that I smelled bad. Just by the time you wash up.
She was a real lady my mother, she had come to teach in the island school and fell in love with my father. What my father needed more than a wife was sons. What my mother gave him was girls--twin girls! I was older than my sister by a few minutes. I always treasure the thought of those minutes. They were the only time in my life when I was the center of everyone's attention. From the moment Caroline was born, she took all the attention for herself. When my mother and grandmother told the story of our births, it was mostly of how Caroline had refused to breathe.
"But where was I?" I asked my mother. replica rolex,
"In the basket," she said, "Grandma dressed you and put you in the basket."
Caroline's true gift was her voice. Our teacher, Mr. Rice, said she should have singing lessons. I was proud of my sister, but something began to hurt me under the pride.
One day, Mama and Caroline came back to the island on a boat after Caroline’s singing lesson. There was an old man on the boat whom I'd never seen before. Our island held few secrets or surprises beyond the weather. But all the old people agreed that he was Hiram Wallace . My friend Call and I started visiting Hiram Wallace. We decided simply to call him the Captain.
The Captain stayed at our house when the big storm hit in 1942. Afterward, we took my little boat heading straight for the Captain's house. But nothing was left at the spot where the Captain's house had stood the night before. Even with his white beard the Captain looked like a little boy trying not to cry.
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Not long after that, the Captain married Trudy Braxton who lived on the island. She was not well and did not live long. Soon the Captain came up the path to our house, his face red with excitement. He told my mother and me that Trudy left a little money. ''There is enough for Caroline to go to boarding school in Baltimore, Maryland and continue her music.'' said the Captain.
I sat there as surprised as if he had thrown a rock in my face! ''Caroline!''
My grandmother came up close behind me. I stiffened at the sound of her hoarse whisper. ''Romans 9-13,'' she said. She repeated the saying from the Christian Bible about the competition between two brothers for their father's love. ''Jacob Have I Loved, but Esau have I hated''.
I had always believed the Captain was different. But he, like everyone else, had chosen Caroline over me.
In the autumn I left school, I spent the winter catching oysters, another kind of shellfish, with my father. That strange winter with my father on his boat was the happiest of my life. I was, for the first time, deeply satisfied with what life was giving me. Part of it was the things I discovered. Who would have believed that my father sang while catching oysters! My quiet father whose voice could hardly be heard in church sang to the oysters! It was a wonderful sound!
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I did not want to go back to school, so my mother taught me at home. I passed the test for graduation with the highest grades recorded from Rass Island.
The war in Europe ended in 1945. At the end of crab season Call came home from the war. The body of a large man in uniform was filling the door.
''Call,'' I cried, ''Oh my blessed Call, you have grown up!'' ''That's what the navy promised,'' he said.
Call told the Captain he had stopped to see Caroline. His face burned with happiness when he told the Captain ''She said YES to me,'' he said softly, ''I guess it is hard for you to think someone like Caroline might like me.''
I went back to the crab house. Soon after Call and Caroline were married, the Captain said to me, ''This is hard for you, isn't it? What is it you really want to do?''
I was totally empty. What was it I really wanted to do?
''Your sister knew what she wanted,'' said the Captain, ''so when the chance came she could take it. Do not tell me no one ever gave you a chance, Sara Louise. You can make your own chances. But first you have to know what you are after, my dear.''
''I would like to see the mountains,'' I said, and then my dream began to form along with the sentence, ''I might, I want to be a doctor.''
''So what is stopping you?'' the Captain asked.
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I realized that under all my dreams of leaving home, I was afraid to go. My mother had told me that she had chosen to leave her people and build the life for herself somewhere else. ''I certainly would not stop you from making the same choice,'' my mother said to me now, ''but all we will miss you, your father and I.''
I wanted so to believe her, ''As much as you miss Caroline?''
Jacob Have I Loved
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| Posted: Thu 28 Jan - 03:40 Post subject: Math 6: 33 |
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Going Home
I first heard this story a few years ago from a girl I had met in New York's Greenwich Village. Probably the story is one of those mysterious bits of folklore that reappear every few years, to be told a new in one form or another. However, I still like to think that it really did happen, somewhere, sometime.(wow power leveling,)
They were going to Fort Lauderdalethree boys and three girls and when they boarded the bus, they were carrying sandwiches and wine in paper bags, dreaming of golden beaches as the gray cold of New York vanished behind them.
As the bus passed through New Jersey, they began to notice Vingo. He sat in front of them, dressed in a plain, ill-fitting suit, never moving, his dusty face masking his age. He kept chewing the inside of his lip a lot, frozen into some personal cocoon of silence.
Deep into the night, outside Washington, the bus pulled into Howard Johnson's, and everybody got off except Vingo. He sat rooted in his seat, and the young people began to wonder about him, trying to imagine his life: perhaps he was a sea captain, a runaway from his wife, an old soldier going home. When they went back to the bus, one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself. Sro Gold
“We're going to Florida,” she said brightly.“ I hear it's really beautiful.”
“It is, ” he said quietly, as if remembering something he had tried to forget.
“Want some wine?” she said. He smiled and took a swig. He thanked her and retreated again into his silence. After a while, she went back to the others, and Vingo nodded in sleep.
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In the morning, they awoke outside another Howard Johnson's,and this time Vingo went in. The girl insisted that he join them. He seemed very shy, and ordered black coffee and smoked nervously as the young people chattered about sleeping on beaches. When they returned to the bus, the girl sat with Vingo again, and after a while, slowly and painfully, he told his story. He had been in jail in New York for the past four years, and now he was going home.
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“I don't know.”
“You don't know?” she said.
“Well, when I was in jail I wrote to my wife,” he said. “ I told her that I was going to be away a long time, and that if she couldn't stand it, if the kids kept asking questions, if it hurt too much, well, she could just forget me, I'd understand. Get a new guy, I saidshe‘s a wonderful woman,really somethingand forget about me. I told her she didn't have to write me for nothing. And she didn‘t. Not for three and a half years.”
“And you're going home now, not knowing?”
“Yeah,” he said shyly. “ Well, last week, when I was sure the parole was coming through, I wrote her again. We used to live in Brunswick, just before Jacksonville, and there's a big oak tree just as you come into town. I told her that if she'd take me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and I'd get off and come home. If she didn't want me, forget itno handkerchief, and I'd go on through.”
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