We have a sign on the counter at work that says: "Please refrain from cursing in respect for God and others..." with 4 Bible verses following. I was a bit surprised yesterday when the guy in dark sunglasses, earrings and a nose ring asked for a copy to put in his office.
And then there was the woman who said she drove 80 mph all the way from Inman to get there to pick up her computer before we closed. She seemed to have a strong emotional attachment to the afore said computer. It was hugged and gushed over and said sweet nothings to, as if it were a long-lost child.
A week or so ago, we got a returned check in the mail. The lady got mad because she (falsely) thought we hadn't fixed her computer and didn't think she was treated fairly so she put a "stop payment" on her check.
What about the 90-year-old, dementia-seized Dad who bashes the cookie-baking party?
Or...the 7-year-old who says rather bitterly, "I never get what I want."
And the person who wakes up quite early on Thanksgiving morning, hungry. She thinks of sneaking down to the neighbors and snitching a hunk of the turkey she knows is baking in the oven, but... she settles for a bowl of cereal. (Don't ask me how I know these things.)
Then there was the husband who knew his wife was scared to stand up and give her testimony in church and so he went and moved the mikes off the platform and stood up there with her, for moral support, as she talked.
People. So many people. How does Jesus see them? How do I see them? What lessons can I learn on giving and receiving love?
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