A must READ – Good morning said a woman as she walked up to
the man sitting on the ground.
The man slowly looked up.
This was a woman clearly accustomed to the finer things of
life. Her coat was new.. She looked like she had never missed a meal in her
life.
His first thought was that she wanted to make fun of him,
like so many others had done before.. “Leave me alone,” he growled….
To his amazement, the woman continued standing.
She was smiling — her even white teeth displayed in dazzling
rows. “Are you hungry?” she asked.
“No,” he answered sarcastically. “I’ve just come from dining
with the president. Now go away.”
The woman’s smile became even broader. Suddenly the man felt
a gentle hand under his arm.
“What are you doing, lady?” the man asked angrily. “I said
to leave me alone.
Just then a policeman came up. “Is there any problem,
ma’am?” he asked..
“No problem here, officer,” the woman answered. “I’m just
trying to get this man to his feet. Will you help me?”
The officer scratched his head. “That’s old Jack. He’s been
a fixture around here for a couple of years. What do you want with him?”
“See that cafeteria over there?” she asked. “I’m going to
get him something to eat and get him out of the cold for awhile.”
“Are you crazy, lady?” the homeless man resisted. “I don’t
want to go in there!” Then he felt strong hands grab his other arm and lift him
up. “Let me go, officer. I didn’t do anything.”
“This is a good deal for you, Jack” the officer answered.
“Don’t blow it..”
Finally, and with some difficulty, the woman and the police
officer got Jack into the cafeteria and sat him at a table in a remote corner.
It was the middle of the morning, so most of the breakfast crowd had already
left and the lunch bunch had not yet arrived…
The manager strode across the cafeteria and stood by his
table. “What’s going on here, officer?” he asked. “What is all this, is this
man in trouble?”
“This lady brought this man in here to be fed,” the
policeman answered.
“Not in here!” the manager replied angrily. “Having a person
like that here is bad for business..”
Old Jack smiled a toothless grin. “See, lady. I told you so.
Now if you’ll let me go. I didn’t want to come here in the first place.”
The woman turned to the cafeteria manager and smiled…….
“Sir, are you familiar with Eddy and Associates, the banking firm down the
street?”
“Of course I am,” the manager answered impatiently. “They
hold their weekly meetings in one of my banquet rooms.”
“And do you make a godly amount of money providing food at
these weekly meetings?”
“What business is that of yours?”
I, sir, am Penelope Eddy, president and CEO of the company.”
“Oh.”
The woman smiled again. “I thought that might make a
difference.” She glanced at the cop who was busy stifling a giggle. “Would you
like to join us in a cup of coffee and a meal, officer?”
“No thanks, ma’am,” the officer replied. “I’m on duty.”
“Then, perhaps, a cup of coffee to go?”
“Yes, ma’am. That would be very nice.”
The cafeteria manager turned on his heel, “I’ll get your
coffee for you right away, officer.”
The officer watched him walk away. “You certainly put him in
his place,” he said.
“That was not my intent. Believe it or not, I have a reason
for all this.”
She sat down at the table across from her amazed dinner
guest. She stared at him intently.. “Jack, do you remember me?”
Old Jack searched her face with his old, rheumy eyes. “I
think so — I mean you do look familiar.”
“I’m a little older perhaps,” she said. “Maybe I’ve even
filled out more than in my younger days when you worked here, and I came
through that very door, cold and hungry.”
“Ma’am?” the officer said questioningly. He couldn’t believe
that such a magnificently turned out woman could ever have been hungry.
“I was just out of college,” the woman began. “I had come to
the city looking for a job, but I couldn’t find anything. Finally I was down to
my last few cents and had been kicked out of my apartment. I walked the streets
for days. It was February and I was cold and nearly starving. I saw this place
and walked in on the off chance that I could get something to eat.”
Jack lit up with a smile. “Now I remember,” he said.. “I was
behind the serving counter. You came up and asked me if you could work for
something to eat. I said that it was against company policy.”
“I know,” the woman continued. “Then you made me the biggest
roast beef sandwich that I had ever seen, gave me a cup of coffee, and told me
to go over to a corner table and enjoy it. I was afraid that you would get into
trouble… Then, when I looked over and saw you put the price of my food in the
cash register, I knew then that everything would be all right.”
“So you started your own business?” Old Jack said.
“I got a job that very afternoon. I worked my way up.
Eventually I started my own business that, with the help of God, prospered.” She
opened her purse and pulled out a business card.. “When you are finished here,
I want you to pay a visit to a Mr. Lyons…He’s the personnel director of my
company. I’ll go talk to him now and I’m certain he’ll find something for you
to do around the office.” She smiled. “I think he might even find the funds to
give you a little advance so that you can buy some clothes and get a place to
live until you get on your feet… If you ever need anything, my door is always
opened to you.”
There were tears in the old man’s eyes. “How can I ever
thank you?” he said.
“Don’t thank me,” the woman answered. “To God goes the
glory. Thank Jesus…… He led me to you.”
Outside the cafeteria, the officer and the woman paused at
the entrance before going their separate ways….
“Thank you for all your help, officer,” she said.
“On the contrary, Ms. Eddy,” he answered. “Thank you. I saw
a miracle today, something that I will never forget. And.. And thank you for
the coffee.”
God is going to shift things around for you today and let things
work in your favor.
If you believe, send it.
If you don’t believe, delete it.
God closes doors no man can open & God opens doors no
man can close..
If you need God to open some doors for you…send this on.
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