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I saw an angel today....


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Today at the grocery store a woman 2 carts ahead of me was desperately trying to get her debit card to work. She was in tears, as it repeatedly failed. She had about $70 dollars worth (pretty spartan at today's prices!) of basic foodstuffs, diapers and some infant formula in the cart. The computer connection with her bank was apparently 'down' to put it nicely.

The man just ahead of me stepped up and said something to the clerk. He paid for her groceries as if he were with her, with no fanfare. The woman hugged him and wished him a Merry Christmas (I thought they were just friends) and they both left. When I got up to the checkout, the clerk told me she had goose bumps. When I asked why, she said the man ahead had just paid for a strangers' groceries. I commented that I wished he had hung around so I could shake his hand and wish him "Happy Holidays" and the clerk said "No, I know this guy, he shops here all the time (its the cheapest store in town). He walks everywhere, and is very humble. He would have been embarassed to death if anyone had said anything about his kindness.

 

That man will be in my prayers at midnite mass...if he was not an angel, he was a pretty good imitation of one....what a wonderful Christmas gift for me to witness!

Edited by kappydell
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Kappy...yes, those are one of God's special people that often we only get to "witness" just how special they are. I'm thinking the woman's card was not a debit card but a EBT card that didn't have any more money in it, or not enough to cover. God put this special person at a special place to be a blessing to the receiver of his generosity, to you as a witness and to the clerk as a testimony of those who live a Godly life ... when neither the right nor the left hand knows what the other is up to! Thanks for sharing!

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