We had a "moment" this morning outside The Lord's Rain. Justin and I were standing outside the door, chatting, when a little boy and his daddy came up to us. The boy reached into a bag and pulled out a Hallowe'en treat for each of us.
And they walked on.
They had approached from Hastings Street, and it wasn't hard to figure out what was going on. After a successful night of trick-or-treating, Daddy took the little one (he was maybe 5 or 6 - 7 at most) for a walk through the area where the poor people live. Not only did he see a world considerably different from the one he was growing up in, but it was a chance for him to share what had been given to him and get a glimpse of what it's like when you reach out to others with kindness and absolutely no expectation of anything in return.
Lord, bless that dad for doing that. I don't know his name -- God does -- and there were no cameras or anyone to publicize the event. It was a "just because" thing, sowing seeds not only with the child, but with the people he met on that walk. Who knows what fruit those seeds will produce in years to come?
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