She pushes a shopping on the sidewalk of a busy road with a torn jacket that doesn’t look very insulated in the thirty degree weather. Written all over her face is sadness.
You don’t have to look very long to see that this woman has had a hard life.
Suddenly, her face lights up and she looks down at a little dog in the front of her worn out shopping cart with a smile. As I observe the situation I see the dog with a nice collar dressed a pretty sweater and the dog is wagging her tail with excitement.
Unlike all the people in the cars driving by, who didn’t even glance at the woman for a second, the dog looked at the woman with adoration and love.
As the light turned green, we continued on our way, and the woman disappeared behind the miles ahead of me but what I had witnessed in those couple of minutes taught me something.
Just like that dog, I want to look at people with the love and adoration. I want my life to be the hands and feet of Jesus and I want to do whatever I can to tend for his sheep.
{These graphics are free for you to enjoy}
That may mean giving a simple smile to a woman who was obviously ignored or possibly even donating some of my clothes to those who go without.
It could be opening up my heart, having a shoulder to cry on, and an ear that will just sit in silence and listen.
It’s funny to me that you could see that beautiful woman lived without so much, but when she smiled, you could see peace and contentment.
Contentment is learned not earned, and you could see that is how that woman lived her life.
Never disregard your surroundings because sometimes those who are counted as nothing, can provide us with the most important lessons.
Lovelle Gerth-Myers 