Waiting for a Friend

            Several years ago, ABC’s NIGHTLINE presented a story about Fragile X syndrome. Fragile X syndrome is a disease that reflects changes in part of the X chromosome. Typically, children that suffer from this disease demonstrate a behavior that is just a little bit off. 

            This particularly episode focused a sufferer named Dillon. Dillon was a boy who was told by a friend that he (the friend) would come over and play at 3:00 PM. Dillon began to wait for his friend at 1:00. At 3:00, the boy did not show up. Dillon waited… until well after dark. At last, it was time to go to bed.

            This story helps me appreciate this scripture more:  “And now that Jesus has suffered and was tempted, he can help anyone else who is tempted” (Heb. 2:18) CEV, as well as Jesus' words in Luke And he said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.” NIV