Warm Human Cherishing, Rich Divine Nourishing
He Not Only Taught My Sister Physics but Also Supplied the High-Peak Truth
That year, after Brother Wu graduated from college and went to do his military service at the Army Officer Academy in Fengshan, I only knew that he was a companion of my eldest brother's from the brothers' house when he studied at the Normal University. Every Lord's Day (the day off in the military), the brother came week after week to attend the Lord's Day meeting, and after the meeting my father, week after week, opened his home to receive these young brothers from far away. At that time I was still an elementary-school student; in my young eyes, the impression Brother Wu gave was of a good example—humorous, courteous, and striving to advance in difficult circumstances. On Lord's Day afternoons, from the living room of our home often came the unrestrained laughter of my father and Brother Wu talking freely, and Brother Wu would occasionally teach my older sisters "physics," answering some difficult problems for them; he made us feel as if our family had one more big brother.
The next time I saw Brother Wu was in 1986, when I graduated from college and attended the "full-time training." When he saw my name, his first words were, "Hu Guozhen, weren't you an elementary-school student? How are you here?" Brother Wu was just such an approachable, kindly, and humorous elder brother, making people feel no strangeness and no distance!
Afterward, in various gatherings, whenever I met Brother Wu, he would always take my hand in his thick, solid hands, pat my hand, and say warmly, "Thank the Lord! You've grown up!" Though I had long since become a mother, in the elder brother's eyes I was still a child! Brother Wu also did not forget to cherish the family members at my side; he never put on a spiritual air, nor ever gave people spiritual pressure; his human cherishing gave people comfort and encouragement.
Every time I heard Brother Wu release a message, the high-peak truth from his mouth felt very plain and natural, because the brother was just such a person—what he said was his living. Warm human cherishing, rich divine nourishing—this is our good pattern.