Listen to this! This is always the best Saturday of my month!
Today at Come to the Banquet, our monthly meal for the hungry in Boise at St. Michael's, I was at the door greeting people and a little girl around 8-9 came in with her mom. She did not look like most of the other patrons, but I greeted them as everyone else. The mom said they were looking for a woman they had met before that her daughter had raised money for, and could they have a look to see if she was eating with us.
After a while they came back to me. They hadn't found the woman but decided to donate the money to Come to the Banquet instead!
The woman she was looking for had asked her for money when she was out with her mom, but they had no money to give at the time. So the little girl went to school and for two months colllected money among her classmates. Her plan was to give the money to this woman, but her "Plan B" (her words) was to give money to our ministry. Said this 8-9 year old girl.
WOW!!
We took a picture, she told me her story, and as she left, I was filled with awe and gratitude. A volunteer told me she had donated $40 to our ministry.
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Saturday, February 28, 2015
Blessing #59 of 2015: The Super Connected
Today was "Come to the Banquet" at my church. We have a made-from-scratch meal, table service and music for anyone who wants a free meal in downtown Boise. It is really the highlight of my month. We sit down and eat with our guests--it's totally awesome.
One of my favorite parts is seeing one of the priests at my church. I've told him that if/when I get remarried I want him to marry us. He's that awesome.
This morning I told him I've been having a knock-down-drag-out with God. When I told him God's winning, he laughed from his belly at me, which totally made my day! Then I told him that I think I have this God problem where I think God is supposed to make me feel good and that this line of thinking is not working.
He paused. I waited. He said, "Perhaps you should flip that around. Maybe you are supposed to make God feel good?" I'm still knawing on that one, but that's not all.
There was another pause. He said, "Or maybe you don't love yourself enough to see that you make God happy." How did he know?
I'm so grateful for those people who are so connected to God you can feel it when you're around them. They often seem to have a sixth sense about the people they know. This man is so loving and compassionate and kind and just being around him makes me want to be those things, too.
One of my favorite parts is seeing one of the priests at my church. I've told him that if/when I get remarried I want him to marry us. He's that awesome.
This morning I told him I've been having a knock-down-drag-out with God. When I told him God's winning, he laughed from his belly at me, which totally made my day! Then I told him that I think I have this God problem where I think God is supposed to make me feel good and that this line of thinking is not working.
He paused. I waited. He said, "Perhaps you should flip that around. Maybe you are supposed to make God feel good?" I'm still knawing on that one, but that's not all.
There was another pause. He said, "Or maybe you don't love yourself enough to see that you make God happy." How did he know?
I'm so grateful for those people who are so connected to God you can feel it when you're around them. They often seem to have a sixth sense about the people they know. This man is so loving and compassionate and kind and just being around him makes me want to be those things, too.
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