I got a smile. Actually, I got two smiles.
They came from a friend, but were totally unexpected. And boy, did they ever come at just the right time. It’s amazing what a smile can do, isn’t it? For instance, a smile for a people-weary retail worker can do wonders. And a smile for someone with health problems or relationship problems, oh my.
I’m reminded of a couple of verses from the Bible: “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.”1
God comforts us. We all get that. But we have a responsibility to pass that comfort on to someone else. And that comfort could mean looking someone in the eyes and consciously letting the corners of our mouth rise towards our eyebrows.
A smile. Pass it on.
BTW, did I tell you that I got two of them yesterday? Just saying.
1 2 Cor 1:3-4
That's amazing Dad! I've been looking at that Bible verse for a while. I've even got it written and hanging on my desk on work. That's so cool that you wrote about it
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely a keeper!
ReplyDeleteAnd some people wonder why they call you "Mini Me"...