I was just minding my own business. I wanted to go for my walk before it got too hot. I was barely 5 minutes into my walk when I noticed the pages of a familiar booklet strewn all over the ground. At the same time I noticed a young man sitting on a bench in front of the Senior Living Center a couple hundred feet away. Here is where it all started.My thoughts: ("That looks like the pages from an "Our Daily Bread' booklet. I should pick them up. Wait, who is this young guy, and why is he sitting all alone on the bench in front of this place? He looks sad. Is he sad?")
Holy Spirit: "You should pick them up. Why don't you talk to him?"
Me: "What? I already passed them up. Wait, .....what? Talk to him? Yeah, what would I say?" (besides I'm already a block away now)
Me: "Everyone needs a little rest, everyone needs a little joy, and a song to sing in the darkest night....." (lyrics by Kari Jobe)
Holy Spirit: "Go pick them up, and talk to him"
Me: "Seriously, You want me to turn around, walk back in front of him, pick up pieces of paper all over the grass, then go strike up a conversation with him?"
Holy Spirit: "Yes"
Me: "I'm going, but I'm counting on You to tell me what to say!"
Holy Spirit: "O.K."
Well the rest was simple and just between the 3 of us, but a precious lesson on always being ready, willing and enabled by the Holy Spirit.
"Lord, take the words spoken and the love shown today, and let them find lodging in this young man's heart. Affirm Your love to Him again before the day is out; and bring these moments back to his remembrance when he is facing hard times. Amen!"
