I had such an encounter on Saturday, and it left me knowing He was present in my day. I arrived at Aldi’s a couple minutes early so visited with a man who was already waiting in line outside. When the store opened, I busily started piling fresh fruits and veggies in my cart, including a stock of organic celery. That’s when this man approached me and asked for help as his wife had sent him to get organic miniature cucumbers. I didn’t even know they sold them, but I knew where to help him look and there it was. In the meantime, I put more veggies in my cart, including celery, not realizing I already had some. I didn’t catch that until I was bagging my groceries and wondered if I should go back and return one of the stocks of celery, but I didn’t want to get in line again. When I got home, I thought of the 94-year-old widow down the hall who appreciates fresh produce but doesn’t want to buy a whole bag of one kind of fruit or veggie for just one person. So, I bagged a few different fruits and wondered about the celery… but I put that in anyway, as I sure didn’t need two of them. I hung the bag on her door and later in the evening received a phone call from her, thanking me profusely, especially for the celery. She said she loves celery but never buys it since she can’t use up a whole stock of celery. After I got off the phone, I smiled and knew it was the Lord’s doing. He cared enough for a widow’s pleasure to let her know that He sees her. And he let me know He can use even my mistakes when given to Him.
This is such a small encounter, but the Lord lets us know He is present in our day. He is all the while aware of us, touching us, loving us. As it says in I John 3:1, “What marvelous love the Father has extended to us! Just look at it—we’re called children of God! That’s’ who we really are.” The Father loves to bless His children.
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