Saturday, December 2, 2023

Dear God,

Today was a beautiful day because my new flooring was down. My new lights had arrived.  I found items I had been looking for.  I could check all these off my long list.  But this was not the best part of my day.

As I walked through the gentle mist in the parking lot of Lowe's, I saw a man lifting 40 lb. bags of salt from a heavy-duty cart.  As I stepped past him, I heard your gentle voice whisper to me.  I turned and told the man I would be happy to return the cart to the store after he finished putting them all in his truck.  He seemed surprised and thanked me.  I waited for a couple minutes then took the cart after wishing him a Merry Christmas.

What made this a spectacular moment of faith for me was the fact that this was a man very unlike myself.  He had a big sticker on his truck regarding the second amendment about guns to which I am so opposed because of mass shootings in America.  It was clear he participated in the opposite political party to which I consider myself a member.  And yet, he was the one you asked me to serve in a spontaneous moment.  I learned a lesson today about grace.

O God,

thank you

for turning

my head

and my heart.

Thank you

for the lesson

that came

in the rain.

Teach me

your lessons

every day,

I pray.

Love, Andrea