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HOW WE RECEIVE
One of the great things about living, has to do with a thing called giving
for it is incumbent on all of us to believe
That as the saying goes…through life’s highs and through life’s lows
It is as wonderful to give…as to receive.
In this life we live it is quite easy for us to give
for giving with grace is our nature I believe
But when the gift is given to us…we often don’t know what to do…and thus
We must also learn, with grace, how to receive
Coming home after a North Carolina stay…we’d been driving most of the day
anticipating as to when we would get back
when it was time to make a stop at a little gas station with a shop…
time to rest, gas up and buy some snacks.
With the tank filled up with gas it was time now to amass
snacks we would devour in the car
when we had a quick encounter with the clerk behind the counter
as she noticed in my hand…a candy bar.
She said, “I have a candy bar for lunch…it is a Nestle’s Crunch
but we don’t sell them in this store.”
I said, “Oh what I wouldn’t do for a Nestle’s Crunch bar too.”
as it is also a candy bar that I adore.
She did not lolly gag, she turned, reached in a bag
and in a moment she was finished with her search…
she handed two Nestle’s Crunches to me and said that they were free
she said she gets them when she goes to church.
We offered at once to pay…she said no they’re free today
there is nothing more you need to do
she looked me in the eye…smiled, said goodbye
then said, “Think of it as a gift from me to you.”
We thanked her walked away and then…
we turned and thanked her once again
her smile showed she truly understood
and I think it’s fair to say…that as we drove away
no candy bar I ever ate tasted as good.
