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Chapter Forty-Two

our new home. For nine years I lived only five blocks away, drove
by this street hundreds of times and did daily business around the
corner from its front doors. And now here we are, living less than
a block away. How does that even happen?
Every week now, Gord and I are happy to get up on a Sunday
morning and walk to our church, only steps away. Every week the
same thing happens. We both feel like Pastor Duguid is speaking
to just the two of us. I reckon God has plans for us and does His
best through this humble preacher man to keep us coming back
for more. What does He know that we don’t?
Gord has been searching as have I, but he doesn’t really have
much of a “church” background. His parents sent him to the
United Church Sunday school a few doors down from where
he lived. That quickly ended the week the minister preached on
tithing and then showed up the next Sunday with a brand-new
car. Before Gord even met me, he was drawn to a group of fellow
musicians who intrigued him with their peaceful demeanor and
overall spirit of generosity and kindness. He saw something
special in them and wanted what they had. He recognized an
emptiness and longing for that untapped fulfilment in his own
life.
Somewhere in the weeks and months that follow, Gord makes
a commitment to God. For him there is no crazy conversion. No
bolt of lightning and no emotional alter call. Simply, through
the consistent messages of Pastor Duguid and the love and
acceptance showered on us by our new Melrose church “family,”
Gord surrenders himself to a life following the teachings of Jesus.
Together this is where we will forge our newfound love and
our faith.

My Sweet Lord

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