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Lunch with God
A little boy wanted to meet GOD. He knew it was a long
trip to
where GOD lived, so he packed his suitcase
with twinkies and a six
pack of
root beer, and he started his journey.
When he had gone about three
blocks,
he met an old woman.
She was sitting in the park just staring at some
pigeons.
The boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase.
He was
about
to take a drink from his root beer when he
noticed that the old lady
looked
hungry, so he offered her a twinkie.
She gratefully accepted it and smiled at him.
Her smile was so
pretty that the boy wanted to see it again,
so he offered her a root
beer.
Again, she smiled at him. The boy was delighted!
They sat there all
afternoon
eating and smiling, but they never said a word.
As it grew dark, the boy realized how tired he was
and he got up
to
leave,
but before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around,
ran
back to the old woman, and gave her a hug.
She gave him her biggest
smile
ever.
When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time
later, his
mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face.
She asked him,
"What did
you do today that made you so happy?"
He replied, "I had lunch with GOD."
But before his mother could respond, he added, "You know what?
She's
got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen!"
Meanwhile, the old woman, also radiant with joy, returned to her
home.
Her son was stunned by the look of peace on her face
and he asked,
"Mother,
what did you do today that made you so happy?"
She replied, "I ate twinkies in the park with GOD."
However, before her son responded, she added, "You know, he's
much
younger than I expected."
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch,
a smile, a kind
word,
a listening ear,
an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring,
all of
which have the potential to turn a life around.
People come into our
lives
for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.
Embrace all equally!
---AUTHOR UNKNOWN---
This story was sent to me as Email. I would like to give credit to the author but I don't know who that is.
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