Good Christian ~ A Christmas Story (and a true one at that)
One of the reasons I follow the Spiritual
path that I follow is because I had SO many so-called "Good Christians" screw me
over without remorse or hesitation. Now, I never stopped believing that they
exist...REAL "Good Christians" and my faith was rewarded. I ran into an actual
one today. In word and deed.
Now, here is the background
story:
The other day my dryer went kaput. Elaine
mentioned it might be something simple like a belt. SO this morning I awoke to
Robbin's Christmas present parked out back...Rob home.
So, Rob decided to check out the dryer and
manages to cut the power to the whole house. oookkkaaayyy...except we find two
outlets that still have power, so we plug the fridge into one of them. Our water
pump is battery powered so we always have water (not to mention we have an
artesian well out front). And I cook with propane so that is also something I
never have to worry about.
Anyway, after a bit of trying to figure out
the power problem, I call a friend and ask him if he knows of any local
electrician. Now, remember, this is Christmas Eve, so any electrician is going
to charge through the nose, but what else can we do?
Anywhoo....Tony calls back and sez to call
this guy Hank (coincidentally, my Father's name). I do. He comes out. He fixes
the problem. And he looked totally blank when Rob asked him how much do I owe
you? He finally said, well, you can give me $5 for gas. Rob (of course) doesn't
have any cash on him, neither did I, so off to the bank they go. Rob gave him
$20 and he lit up like a Christmas tree and said "Now I can buy a gift for my
Mom!" (now mind you this guy is MY age). Now for the Christian part...I know he
is one and attends the cute little Church where they did Rita's memorial
service. He talked about it and told us we should go and how they are truly
Spiritual, not Catholic, not Protestant/Methodist/You-Name-It. Just Spiritual.
Told Robbin he needs to go so HE can ALSO get to know "Our Lord Jesus Christ" I
assured him Robbin has his Spirituality well under control.
Now, I will tell you I *do* know several
REAL "Good Christians" online (Kate? Marianne?) but very few, if ANY, in "real"
life. This guy is my Christmas Miracle. A total stranger, only bound by a single
common thread (Tony) and yet he treated me like a long-lost sister. He would
have happily walked away without a dime in payment, because we were in need of
something he could provide. SO...I tip my (pointy black) hat to this one,
honest, for real...True Christian. Amen.
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