MIRACLES , BLESSINGS , AND JOYS!!
1.Yon took a lady and her grandson back home from the airport,after they had spent 12 hours on the plane waiting to take off...again, all Denver blizzard related, and she and grandson were so tired,when they reached their destination, her grandson jumped out to get the luggage.The lady then began digging around to pay the fare, which was $23.00. What she came up with and handed to Yon was a twenty, and a hundred dollar bill. He said" I'm sorry, I don't have change for that." So she dug out two fives along with the $120,and said," Keep the change!" At this point, Yon realized the lady was so tired, she didn't realize what she had given him! He handed the $100 dollar bill back, and said,"Dear, You gave me a hundred dollar Bill." She gasped, and took it back,and then, tried to give it to him again! " He said, "Honey! That's the same Hundred dollar bill!" The lady said, " OH God. I'm so tired and disoriented, I don't know what I'm doing." but she searched around, and found another twenty dollar bill, and gave it to him, and said, " Keep the change, for being so honest! That hundred dollar bill is for my Grandson's Christmas!"
2.Another driver with whom Yon shares a birthday has been a very lonely, somber, quiet, depressed individual.But for all the several years they have worked together,Yon has been friends with him, inviting him to bible study,and Holiday dinners and the like. For a while he did come to bible study, and then went back into his shell after a time. I suspect because for all the times we prayed with him, and for him, that none of his prayers were being answered. Yet, Yon and I have continued to pray for him. Well, to day as Yon was doing his check-out, instead of going directly to his car,and checking in to start his day, that man came dancing up to him with an unaccustomed smile on his face, totally beaming, and declared,(Praise God!)" It's happened! After all these years, my son has looked me up, tracked me down, and came and picked me up, and took me to his house for a Christmas celebration with his family! I am a grandpa, and my family has totally embraced me, with a beautiful dinner and gifts and everything you can imagine!" Tears came to Yon's eyes as he told me about it this morning, as they did when his friend told him. As is his way, Yon just shouted for joy that his pal's greatest hope had been realized, and told him how happy he was for him! Glory to God, what a blessing!
3.This morning over coffee, Yon and I talked over the events of the night, and as we sat there, we had some time to reflect on all the blessings we have received,while the Christmas lights twinkled,and the DVD of music played on the television. Due to his enduring honesty, this night was so filled with wonderful times and great experiences that time and space...and lack of total recall prohibit my being able to recount them to you here. Yes, he did something that many drivers would have told him was stupid, in not just accepting that $100 bill that the lady offered him, not once, but twice,and yet, we both know he did the right thing...That which the Lord wanted him to do, and in return, he was top man for the night in bookings, even though another driver had a $130 trip! He had joyous times with nearly all his trips, and the blessings and the tips just kept right on coming! He sang for them and they applauded,or had church! He joked with them and they laughed,and when the trip was over, people shook his hand and said, "This is the best cab ride I have ever had! Merry Christmas, keep the change!"
Considering all of that, do you think what he did was "stupid?"
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