A STRANGER WHO WASN’T SO STRANGE
“My dad had a SINGLE NICKNAME for all three of his daughters … SAPPHIRE … a precious stone that’s BLUE.
We miss him dearly since he passed away 15 months ago… and I was thinking of him as I was out for my DAILY WALK.
I’m usually alone on the track … so I always check the surroundings.
On this particular morning, I noticed an old truck, 60’s or 70’s, parked right next to the walking track.
I thought about what Mom reminds me, ‘take notice, you never know who is out there’.
I saw a person in the distance!
Rounding the corner of the track I could see he was an elderly gentleman walking slowly … just taking in a beautiful morning.
I snapped a picture of the back of him before coming upon him… just to have in my phone… thinking of Mom again.
Passing him, I said ‘Good Morning’, he returned pleasantries, and I zoomed past.
As I came to my 3rd lap, I saw the gentleman was about to get into his truck.
So I shouted, ‘You have a blessed day’!
He smiled, nodded, and looked up and said, ‘Isn’t the sky the most beautiful SAPPHIRE blue you’ve ever seen’?
I couldn’t speak for a few seconds.
My heart melted.
I nodded agreement, holding back tears as I continued with my walk. At the corner I looked back, he was gone.
I CRIED for the rest of my walk and couldn't wait to tell mom about my encounter.
When I showed her the picture I’d taken of him from behind, she said, ‘Your daddy had that same jacket’.
Laura Bonvillain LeCompte
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Heartfelt stories like Laura’s cause us to wonder … “are ANGELS really REAL”?
But, then… if they weren’t … would God have allowed them to be written about in the Bible… at least 108 times?
My favorite quote is a directive: “show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.” Heb. 13:2.
This gives us something to think about as we look for our Godwinks today.
SQuire
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