"Rejoice
in My love! Let your love be genuine. Love one another with mutual
affection. Extend hospitality to strangers." Romans
12
"Do not
forget to entertain strangers for by doing so some have unwittingly entertained
angels." Hebrews 13:2
Last year I
was touched by a young, mentally challenged girl who sat by me at an Oklahoma
City Thunder playoff game. From the moment I first saw her she had a big
smile on her face. After she sat down she looked up at me and said,
"This is my first Thunder basketball and I'm very happy to be here."
As the game
progressed, and the Thunder was playing well, we were all cheering and jumping up
and down enjoying the game. Once when we sat back down she lay her head on my
shoulder and said, "I'm having a great time!" Her touch and
words filled my heart with joy.
Another time
during a big play she grabbed my knee in suspense. Later when we were
standing, after a big play, she gave me a big hug and repeated, "I'm
having a great time!" This happened a couple of times during the
game and I felt the pure, unconditional love of a perfect stranger.
At the end of
the game she gave my wife Leslie, a big hug and then hugged me again a said,
"I had a really good time."
From the
moment I first saw her until she and her mother walked away, she had a smile of
pure, innocent joy on her face.
Truly I was
touched by an angel and received the love of God through this beautiful, happy
young lady. I only hope she felt that same love of God flowing back from
me.
Lord, I live
in awe and wonder of the power of your love and the way you work in my life to
show me Your love.
Thank You for
blessing my life so much with the love of one of Your precious angels.
Thank You for showing me what a joy it can be when we love one another
unconditionally.
Lord, how may
I glorify You today?
Jesus said,
"Be an example of true love to everyone you meet. Take what you have
learned from Me and My example, and from the love of your wife, and the love of
one of my angels, and show everyone what it means to be loved by God and
touched by an angel.
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