Light The World Initiative -- Day Three
Jesus Helped Others to See and So Can You.




I volunteered as a hostess at our church's annual Christmas Nativity Exhibit where there were hundreds of ornamental nativities on display.  One of my assignments was to give each of the children an "I Spy" paper with items listed for them to try to find.  Things such as a nativity from another country, a nativity made out of cedar wood, and a nativity set that included King Herod were on the list.  One sad little girl came back to me and said she had looked everywhere, but couldn't see a nativity where Mary was riding on a donkey.  It was the only item on her paper that she couldn't find, and it was keeping her from claiming her prize in the children's room.  I looked all over until I found one, and then I was able to point it out to her so she could also see it.

A while later I had a conversation with a couple of people who were also viewing the exhibit.  When the young man arrived at the church, he had been asked if he had his church keys with him, as they were needed to unlock one of the rooms where a needed item was kept.  Unfortunately, he didn't have them with him.  He did however, recall that he thought he should bring them with him, but put the idea out of his head.  After all, no one would need his church keys since the building was already unlocked.  I told him that I've learned that when we get those thoughts we should follow through with them, even if it seems ridiculous.  I firmly believe that it is a small prompting from the Holy Spirit to help us out and make our life a little easier.  I explained that I haven't always been good at recognizing that it was a prompting, but after 55 years, I'm starting to get a little better at it.  I'm hoping that it helps him (and the other person listening to the conversation) see that God is concerned about us and is willing to send us promptings to help us out.

Dixie