I work in a Nursing home and become very close with alot of my residents, but, I feel in my heart that God has drawn me near to this particular resident. He has CHF and only 14% of his heart is working; he needs oxygen to breathe. He has worked hard all of his life; has been in two failed marriages but has raised two of his Step-children. After his children ( who live w/ him ), found him on the floor; they took him to the hospital where they found out that they wouldn't be able to take proper care of him so he was brought to our nursing home. When his son came to visit, they had a falling out. In his mind, he thinks that his children just wanted to put him away, so they could have all he worked so hard for. His daughter and her little ones that he was raising moved out of the house;his son will no longer visit, and every day he gets weaker and weaker. He is so depressed; it seems like he is giving up. It breaks my heart to think that he my pass away without them ever having the chance to reconcile. I keep talking to him about our Jesus. He told me that his mother used to take him to church, and he really liked it, but one day, one of the boys told him he can't come to church with out a suit coat; and his mother was raising him by herself and didn't have money to buy him one so he stopped going.He said that later in life he'd go to many other churches as they moved from place to place. One day a young man who he was working with said he was a born again Christian. He said that his mother always taught him to have respect for everyone, especially his elders, so he never talked back to anyone, even if he had different views about something. One day this man came up to him and punched him right in the face while he was working, and he couldn't understand why he would do such a thing because he would always help him. He didn't even tell him "why" he did it. So. instead of saying anything, he just got up and went back to work; but never returned. He said he felt like if that's what a born again christian i like, I don't want to be one. He says he believes in Jesus, but, wouldn't go back to church. I'm praying so very hard for him. He is such a nice man; but has had many "bad" breaks in life. I know he won't be with us much longer, but, I pray, I can get him back to Jesus and that he'll realize that his children do love him and forgive them for what he "thinks" they've done. I also pray that I can get his children to come in so they can reconcile before he dies. It's so sad for both sides Please, Please, Please help me pray for him and his family. I know God Must Love him and knows how confused he is in his fragile state. "Dear Jesus, please wrap your big loving arms around this man ; forgive him his sins and and allow him to reconcile with his children. If there's anything I can do; anything I can say, Lord give me the words. Use me Father to bring them the "Peace" that only comes from knowing You".I ask this in Jesus's name, Amen. xxxooo <3