Ep 29: Sister Suzie Sleeps

Speaker1: Well. Good morning, I'm Daniel Delp, and this is for your Sunday morning drive. The short podcast designed to help put you in a Colossians three two mindset and help prepare your mind for worship on those hectic Sunday mornings. We are brought to you in partnership with the Ministry League Network of podcasts. You can always find a link to their YouTube channel in the show notes of every episode, or you can check out their app or ministry League.com for many great resources and over 50 podcasts designed to help you spiritually. Today's episode is in memory of Sister Susie Case, a dear lady that we lost at Hawesville several months ago, and I hope you find it encouraging, and I hope it helps you dwell on those memories of good brethren that have gone on before. This is episode 29 Sister Susie sleeps. Let's go to church.

Speaker2: Are we there yet?

Speaker1: Recently at Hawesville, we lost a dear sister in Christ and her name was Susie Case, but she was known to all of us as Miss Susie. Now, Miss Susie was a special lady, and she was one of the first people I met when I started preaching at Hallsville. And I'll never forget her first words to me. She said, I'm sorry if I fall asleep during your sermon, I'll be real honest. I didn't know how to take that. I've never preemptively been told that I'm boring. Well, it wasn't ten minutes into my sermon and sure enough, I look over and Miss Susie is out cold and I couldn't believe it. She she did exactly what she told me she would do. And after worship she came up and she told me, I'm so sorry I fell asleep. I'm sure you had a fine lesson, but with the medications I'm on and the health issues that I have, sometimes I just can't help it, I was humbled. Imagine having so many health issues that you may not be able to stay awake during worship, but you still make it a priority to be there. After getting to know Miss Susie for the last few years, it was amazing to me that she made it to worship at all. She had so many ailments, but she was always adamant that there was nowhere for her to be than with her brethren worshiping the Lord on his day. What an amazing attitude, what amazing commitment and what incredible drive. How often do we wake up on a Sunday morning and say, man, I just don't feel like going to worship. I'm too tired or I have a headache or some other lame excuse. Susie would often say that the devil did everything he could to keep me away, but I made it here anyway.

Speaker1: It's my prayer that we all have that commitment to our God. Matthew chapter 1624 through 26 says, Then Jesus told his disciples, if anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life, he will lose it. But whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? Miss Susie picked up her cross. Often she was an encourager. She was an encouragement. And she was a testimony of faith. Let's do everything that we can to throw the excuses out the door and worship our God this morning. And if you'll be so kind. My thoughts have been with Miss Susie for the last couple of months, and I wrote a little poem in her memory. This poem is entitled Sister Susie sleeps first one here and last to leave in pain beyond belief through sermon, supper and sometimes song. Sister Susie sleeps feeble, tired, weak and frail. The body's cage may seem. But with strength and spirit. Faith and soul. Sister Susie sleeps. Excuses fail. Commitment pales when measured on her scale. Still humble and encouraging. Sister Susie sleeps no more pain. She suffers not. Although we miss her so she may be gone, but in his arms. Sister Susie sleeps. Those are my thoughts for your Sunday morning drive. Now it's time to hear yours. Our discussion questions for this week are how committed are we to our Lord? Are there things that we can genuinely struggle through for his sake? And what are some memories of your brethren that encourage you to do your best for the Lord?