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I hope this won’t come off as a brag post, my intent is really to express joy in the spiritual things that happen unexpectedly. Today is a crazy get tons of stuff done day. Running into the store I noticed an older man sitting on a bench with a basket of groceries next to him. I have been trying to improve my eye contact, and so I made a point to catch his eye and say Hi.
Then I shopped, got my stuff, headed out in a hurry. As I walked out he was still there. So I asked if he was waiting for someone, he said he was waiting for a cab. Trying to by nice, I said something lame like, “Well at least it’s dry under here.” (It’s pouring rain here today). He said, “yeah”. Then I started for my car. I needed to be home immediately.
As I am walking to my car I remember the verse that Paul says about hospitality and hosting angels unaware. It feels good, I am just processing the feeling and am almost to my car, when I hear voice, “Hey, hey.” I turn around and it’s him. Can I give him a ride home?
Angels unaware? I think so. Funny thing he lives just around the corner and I never would have known it.
mom3 wrote:I hope this won’t come off as a brag post, my intent is really to express joy in the spiritual things that happen unexpectedly.
I don’t feel this comes across as a brag post all. I live in the Southern United States where this kind of story inspires evangelicals all the time. We Latter-Day Saints aren’t taught to do random acts of kindness like this–especially in your case it being socially unconventional (some would say beyond the call of duty) for a woman to give a ride to a strange man. No, we get all sorts of stories about giving out BOMs and doing something good so we can sneak in a mention that we’re LDS, etc etc, and I find it to be a blast of fresh air to hear a simple story like this not connected to anything overtly Mormon.
Thank you. This is the Gospel, undefiled. Beautiful experience. Thanks for sharing. Didn’t come across as bragging at all. I love the reminder regarding Angels. Thanks for sharing. This is the type of thing I think of when I think of a modern day Christ. Thanks so much for sharing. What you shared was the true gospel of Christ. It was raining hard here today to. You aren’t in the Dallas area, are you? [ Admin Note]: Just so everyone who is new understands, most people who participate here do so anonymously – for very good reasons. If you are interested in asking a question that might lead to identifying someone (real name, location, specific calling, etc.), please do so in Private Messages. That way the other person can provide the answer(s) or decline without having to do so publicly. Also, most people are careful not to include such information in their comments. It’s fine to do so if you don’t care about the possibility of being identified, but just be aware of why most people don’t do so.
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