Hebrews 13:1-3 Keep on loving each other as brothers. 2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. 3 Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.
The other day, I was trying to get Ella to hurry up and get out of the van at WalMart so I could get a parking space that was really near to the door.
After all, I want to walk all over WalMart but I do not want to walk the extra 100 feet to the door.
She doesn’t move fast anymore and she was trying to, but it took her a bit and in the meantime, someone drove into the space.
I had to go ten spaces down and park.
When I got out and walked by the car, an elderly nun got out of the car. You know how you are when confronted with nuns. Not sure how to act, eve though I am not a Catholic. But still, society has ingrained a an odd feeling around nuns into us.
As I was walking up near her, a girl with Down’s Syndrome started jumping up and down in pleasure, laughing and clapping her hands. I don’t know how old she was, since it is a bit hard with Down’s Syndrome people, but she was probably in her 20’s, maybe 30’s.
Her pleasure was so obvious at seeing the nun who stole my parking space.
You could tell the nun was not sure who she was, but her mother/caregiver called her name so the nun could hear it and told her in a conversational tone, like she was talking to the girl, why the girl was so happy to see her.
She had obviously been in the nun’s school class at some time in the past and remembered her with great affection.
They talked as I walked by and I was glad I had lost my parking space to her.
If she had to take the one I got, she would probably not have gotten there in time to talk to the girl.
Sometimes inconveniences are good and help others.
Made the walk better.
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