"He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." Micah 6:8
The best part about following Jesus is the delightful element of surprise He loves to use. It makes for such great stories.
While running errands the other day, there in the parking lot next to my car I spotted a small wooden cross. Perhaps it had fallen off someone's bracelet. So, I picked it up with a smile, knowing God had elbowed me to see it. On to the next stop.
As I pulled in, I saw an elderly man wearing a veteran's ballcap, perched on the seat of a blue walker in the hot sun. He held a scrawled sign that said: Please help me.
Feeling God elbowing me again, I fished some money out of my purse and coupled it with the better gift: the little cross.
My encounter with the man was only momentary, but what happened next has blessed me to tears all week.
As I approached him, I lay my hand on his shoulder, giving him what I had. When he saw the cross, he choked back a little sob and said, "God bless you. What's your name so I can pray for you."
Me? Of the two of us, I appeared to be more blessed than he, yet in that moment I knew he was the richer man.
"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." Matthew 5:7
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