A
certain woman came to the Lord in prayer:
"Tell
me, O Lord, what I can do to serve Your will?"
She
listened to the silence for awhile then moved on with her day.
As
she left for work she saw the neighbor's dog in her garbage
She
put it back in its yard and cleaned up the mess.
On
the way to work she stopped for coffee.
While
in line at the counter she overheard the couple behind her
counting
out enough change for one drink.
Their
clothes told her they were poor.
She
paid for her order and then slipped the cashier a twenty
for
the two with a finger to her lips and a nod of her head.
At
work one of her co-workers confided in her.
The
young, single girl just found out she was pregnant
and
was terrified.
The
woman listened.
She
comforted the girl and encouraged her to choose life,
and
in private they prayed.
At
lunch she helped the young lady find resources
and
helped her find the courage to tell her boyfriend and family.
After
work she stopped by the grocery store on the way home.
The
check-out man was surly but she made him laugh.
Outside
she saw an elderly woman struggling to push her cart;
she
loaded the old lady's trunk and then followed her home
to
help get the groceries into her apartment.
When
she arrived home herself she saw that her brother,
who
lived a thousand miles away, had called.
She
put her groceries up, began dinner and returned his call.
He
was lonely and just wanted to talk, so they did.
She
encouraged him to find a church family and prayed with him.
That
night she knelt beside her bed and thanked the Lord for His Grace.
She
prayed for those whom she had met throughout the day.
She
then asked the Lord, "What can I do to serve Your will?"
He
spoke to her heart then.
"You
do it with every breath, My child.
You
do it with every breath."
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