Let
your light shine before others , so that they may see your good
works, and give glory to your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:16)
The
silent waiting room of the doctor’s office was almost filled with
people when a breathless young woman arrived staggering in carrying a
woman on her back. She deposited the woman on a chair and sat down
breathing heavily. Suddenly the woman got up and took a few steps.
The young woman sighed and said, “Mom, you told me you couldn’t
walk.” She tried to settle her mother down but her mother
restlessly threw her legs over the arm of the chair.
I
sat there wondering what I could do. Could I be of any help?
I
talked to the daughter and asked if I told a story would it distract
her mother and help her quiet down? The young woman said she thought
not, but she would love to hear a story. I proposed telling the
Gingerbread Boy story. The young woman sighed and got out her cell
phone. She showed me pictures of a smiling person making
gingerbread cookies a year ago. It was her mother.
Somewhat
embarrassed by this atypical behavior in a medical office, I began
telling the story. I had gotten into it when they were called back
into the examining rooms.
The
young woman graciously said to me, “You are an angel. God sent you
to me today.”
I
was very glad I had overcome my reluctance and had offered to try to
be helpful. Perhaps this is an example of a Christian act of
reaching out and letting your light shine.
Our
Heavenly Father, may we seek opportunities each day to reach out and
be helpful to others, letting our light shine as Christians. May we
put our beliefs into action. Amen
Diane
K. Bert
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