this week i talked to a guy and said, ‘i’ll be praying.’
Posted by nathan on 14 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: my life., thoughts on life.
This week on Monday, i gave a phone call to a guy, and asked him to give me a call back.
I had talked to him on one occasion previously, a few weeks earlier, but we’ve never met. I’ve heard really good things about this guy from someone i look up and respect. I have nothing but positive thoughts about this guy.
So i was kinda surprised when i didn’t hear back from him until Thursday.
He called, and he was obviously down in the dumps. he was pretty depressed, and it was obvious. He apologized for not getting back with me sooner, as he and his wife had been in Indy taking care of health problems with their one-week old son.
Before we hung up, i said, ‘I’ll be praying for your son.’ and immediately, he perked up. He lit right up, got energized, and told me several times how much he appreciated that. His son’s name is Michael, if you want to keep him in your prayers as well.
I say this just to mention how much a really little thing could mean to someone. I can only imagine if I was in his shoes, i couldn’t wait to go home and tell my wife that some guy i’ve never met volunteered to be praying for our son. That would energize me like nothing else.
Let’s always be on the lookout on little ways to encourage those around us. i need to do more of it myself!
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