This window is in St. George's Episcopal Church, my church home. It was given in memory of Bob Young who died in 2000. Bob and Mary Young were were members of St. George's when we arrived in late 1996. They were incredibly nice people and I enjoyed talking to them. One of my strongest memories of them was during Mary's battle with breast cancer. Every time I saw Bob, he looked completely lost and so forlorn. On this particular Sunday, Mary had completed all of her treatments and was feeling well enough to come to church with Bob. I could see in his face how happy he was to have her there beside him. After church I was standing on the sidewalk outside of the parish hall when Bob came walking quickly toward me with a panic-stricken look on his face. When I asked what was wrong he replied, "I can't find Mary. I don't know where she is." He was on the verge of tears. When I told him she was in the parish hall, the relieved look on his face said it all. Ironically, Mary continued to regain her health while Bob fell ill not long after that and died pretty quickly. I miss them both.
The love Mary and Bob shared is the kind we all hope for; the kind I have found with Wayne. What I know about this love is that it is only a fraction of the love God has for me and for you.
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