Grace in Action

Have you ever witnessed grace in action? I did and this post is about that.

I wrote this in my journal five years ago in March.

I was walking in the supermarket and suddenly I heard a noise of things breaking. I walked down the aisles and saw that some people were murmuring. When I walked down their specific aisle, I saw a group of people staring at an older couple.

An older lady had hit the shelf with plates and glasses with her cart and many had fallen and broken.  Kneeling on the floor embarrassed, she was picking up the shattered pieces frantically, while her husband peeled off the bar code from each broken dish saying:

"See! Now we will have to pay for all this!"

What a sad scene. Someone has a mishap, and all eyes were on her. When I knelt beside her to explain to her not to worry, a young store employee came and knelt beside us and said:

“Leave it, we will pick this up. Let me get your information, so you can go to the hospital and have that wound in your hand looked at.”

She looked at him, embarrassed and said:

“No. I have to pay for all this”.

The young man said:

“No m’am, We have insurance for that kind of loss, and you do not have to pay for anything.”

When the young employee got up, I could see that he had the necessary information for the supermarket manager and he sent the customer to get checked out.

For you who have read this so far, I would like you to give me a minute.

Wherever you are, close your eyes, and imagine God doing the same for you! Collect the pieces of your heart from all the blows that life has thrown at you.  God will heal all your wounds and I assure you that your sins and mistakes will be forgiven.

There is a warranty called grace, that when you recognize that you were wrong and you accept Jesus as your only savior, the manager of the existence of the universe (God) will tell you:

"Everything is already paid for " ... go on, go!

Prayer

Heavenly Father, you are indeed truly graceful to us. You look past our mistakes and take care of us. You offer healing and love when we need it most. Thank you for sharing that moment so many years ago. Thank you for reminding me to share it here. Father, for those of us who need to reflect you better please help us. Allow us to live more like you and show grace to those around us. Thank you for that young man who carried Your spirit and carried for that woman. Thank you for allowing me to experience it and share it. I pray this in the name of Jesus my Savior and Lord. Amen.