March 1

CHARITY can be a great moment wrapped in a small one

I do not call you servants any longer…  Instead, I call you friends. 
~ John 15:15

I used to drive a cab for a living.  It was a cowboy’s life, a life for someone who wanted no boss.  What I didn’t realize was that it could also be a ministry.  One night, I responded to a call.  When no one responded to my horn, I rang the doorbell.  A small woman in her 80s came to the door.  She took my arm and we walked slowly to the cab.  She kept thanking me for my kindness, and asked, “Can you drive through downtown?”

“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.
“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice.”
I looked in the rearview mirror.  Her eyes were glistening. 
“The doctor says I don’t have very long.”
I quietly reached over and shut off the meter. “What route would you like me to take?” I asked.
We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived when they were newlyweds.  Sometimes she’d ask me to slow at a corner and she would stare into the darkness.
We drove in silence to the address she had given me.  As I waved goodbye to her, I heard the door slam shut behind me.  It was the sound of a life coming to a close.  ~ Author unknown

We are conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments.  But have you ever been caught in a crucial moment beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one?

Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him…~ Luke 24:31