A thought by Kyle Idleman, from his book, One at a Time (p. 138). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon to buy the book.)
How can we make a difference through a party?
Kyle continues, "Maybe this doesn’t seem like the best ambiance for a party, but it’s a lot where people park their cars and then get on a bus that takes them to their workplace in the city. People park in this lot early in the morning, so instead of hors d’oeuvres the party refreshments were muffins and juice. The party throwers cranked music and put out games people could play as they waited for the bus."
He says, "One woman who was walking toward the bus from her car was obviously distressed. A few volunteers asked if they could give her some snacks for the road.
"She declined, then stopped and asked, 'Are you from a church?'
"When they said yes, she asked, 'Would you . . . would you please pray for my family? We just found out last night that my daughter is addicted to heroin.'
"She rushed off and got on her bus, and then looked out the window and saw people she didn’t know who were now huddled together praying for her daughter.
"Wow."
He goes on, "There was another person who was walking toward the bus but stopped for some juice and a muffin. She started to leave, then paused and said, 'Hey, thanks for doing this. Sometimes it’s nice just to be noticed.'
"That’s the heart of heaven."
He then said, "When one person at a time is noticed, valued, loved, pursued, and ultimately rescued, that’s what leads heaven to throw a party—and it often happens because we threw a party."
Now that is a good idea. Yes, yes! #continuethought
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