Love In Action
I was heading down to Target this morning. Driving on my usual route down 7th Standard Road in Bakersfield. A parked truck was blocking the road, with myself and many cars approaching. I honked and breaked to try to alert the truck behind me. As I pulled over, the man got out of his truck to let me know his transmission had failed. He was an elderly man, probably in his mid-70s. I immediately felt concerned and asked him if he had AAA. He said, āYes, Iām going to call AAA.ā
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Two men from the truck behind me got out to help him push the truck safely to the side of the road.
As I saw the two men help him, I started to cry. Partly because I empathized with him for going through trouble. (failed transmission) ā Being alone. But also because I was so happy to see what is supposed to be a normal thing happening. Itās just beautiful to witness good men doing good things.
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Iām still sitting here, parked behind the man in his truck, typing this blog post. It was a beautiful way to start the morning. Not an inconvenience at all. I sure hope the man felt that too when he received that help.
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I think back to all the times I had trouble and I had people come to my aid. Almost always complete strangers.
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These are times of grace, and to me, they are magical.
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Thereās a beautiful word in the Bible that is referenced as being what matters most to God. (And is also used to describe God)
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The word is hesed. There are so many definitions of it. Likeāloving kindness, mercy, faithfulness, goodness...
Iāve always known exactly what it is. Itās hard to put it into words. I think itās more of an essence. Energy, like when you do the right thing. You feel it.
When you feed stray cats, Save a stray dog. Give when you can. Just doing the right thing. Putting your cart back at the store.
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Not for a reward. But for its own sake.
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To me, thatās āhesed.ā
True goodness.
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And I think thatās why I cried. I witnessed it happening right in front of me.
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And I understand why that is what God values most.
or why itās what God is.
What we should all be.Ā