Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.
She thought it was the gardener.
Sometimes, we think it’s that person at work who frustrates
us, that women who stands on the left instead of the right on a Metro escalator, that man who sits in front of us at Mass and smells a little and sings off-key.
Sometimes we think it’s the person whom we love more than anyone else on earth, that mentor who lovingly challenges us to think the best rather than the worst of others, that customer service representative who’s so patient in helping us regain access to an online account.
And sometimes, we are right.
Other times, we realize later that there was some Jesus in that moment, whether His appearance presented an opportunity for a small act of mercy or provided us with needed grace and love.
She thought it was the gardener. But when He called her name, she knew. Listen… is He calling yours?
