True! I am a little worried about my waistline... but at my new daytime gig.. I am learning about the sweetness of the Amish group of ladies.. that work to provide hot meals for the Yoder Deli. One lady, who I consequently drew for a Secret Santa a couple of days ago, made my day by sneaking two cookies, fresh from the oven, (one chocolate chip and the other snickerdoodle) to me during the afternoon rush. I complimented how tasty the cookies looked while she was making them and stated I was a big cookie enthusiast. She has made a friend for life for her kind gesture.
I wish I could find such goodness within myself, to be good without being paid back, content to do my work for the day and keep a humility in my heart.
Yet, life in the modern hustle and bustle is riddled with ambition and competition. I am not woven of the pure fiber that these wonderful Amish families come from. They have their faith that good works will give them all they need for this life. My complicated threads are in a tangled pattern.. that doesn't yet have a pattern.
I can only take bit and pieces of this sweet ladies example and perhaps pay it back to someone else who needs that sort of pure comfort after the trials of the day. Perhaps this is God's purpose for this.
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