God is here working through... (inspirational)

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Sairam

Dear Sai family.

i think this is a nice reveletion.

Sairam

Krishnan

 

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"I did not do this for you...God is here working through me to give you hope."

 

I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. The last

class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the

qualities that I wish every human being had been graced with. Her last project

of the term was called "Smile".

 

The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their

reaction. I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say,

hello anyway.....so, I thought, this would be a piece of cake literally.

 

Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband, youngest son, and I went

out to McDonalds, one crisp March morning. It was just our way of sharing

special play time with our son. We were standing in line, waiting to be served,

when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away, and then even my

husband did. I did not move an inch...an overwhelming feeling of panic welled up

inside of me as I turned to see why they had moved.

 

A s I turned around I smelled a horrible "dirty body" smell... and there

standing behind me were two poor homeless men. As I looked down at the short

gentleman, close to me, he was "smiling"..his beautiful sky blue eyes: were full

of God's Light as he searched for acceptance. He said, "Good day" as he counted

the few coins he had been clutching. The second man fumbled with his hands as he

stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally deficient and

the blue eyed gentle man was his salvation. I held my tears......as I stood

there with them.

 

The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said,"Coffee is all

Miss" because that was all they could afford (to sit in the restaurant and warm

up, they had to buy something...they just wanted to be warm). Then I really felt

it...the compulsion was so great I almost reached out and embraced the little

man with the blue eyes. That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were

set on me...judging my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind

the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray. I then

walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot.

I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue eyed gentleman's cold

hand. He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, "Thank you."

 

I leaned over, began to pat his hand and said, "I did not do this for you...God

is here working through me to give you hope." I started to cry as I walked away

to join my husband and son. When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said,

"That is why God gave you to me honey.... to give me hope." We held hands for a

moment and at that time we knew that only because of the Grace were we able to

give.

 

We are not church goers but we are believers. That day showed me the pure Light

of God's sweet love. I returned to college, on th e last evening of class, with

this story in hand. I turned in "my project" and the instructor read it....then

she looked up at me and said, "Can I share this?" I slowly nodded as she got the

attention of the class. She began to read and that is when I knew that we as

human beings (part of God) share this need to heal.

 

In my own way I had touched the people at McDonalds, my husband, son,

instructor, and every soul that shared the classroom on the last night I spent

as a college student. I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever

learn... unconditional acceptance..... after all ....we are here to learn!

 

 

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