“Ma, look who is here” Samira heard her son scream excitedly
She had barely come in from the foodbank and laid down to rest a bit before making Lunch. Lifting herself off the bed, she wearily made her way to the front door.
Shock!
Was it her eyes?
Was she hallucinating?
The celebrity pastor stood at her gate. Alone.
“Shalom” he waved at her
“Shalom, Pastor” wariness replaced weariness as Samira approached
“Can I have some cold water please?”
And as she made her way back inside, he called out
“And some food too”
“Sir, there is no food in this house. I was at the Food Bank however they ran out before it got to my turn. We only have a few slices of bread with jam for myself and son and then…..”
“Bring that for me let me eat first. Then you and your son can have whatever is left” he interrupted
Samira halted and stared at him incomprehensibly!
You also are likely seething by now and thinking
“Such an insensitive man”, right?
“A typical case of entitled pastors who feed off their flocks”
What if I take you down to the end and you see how it ended?
Would your views change when you find out that instead of scrounging off of the widow, he rather brought Help?
This is another story of how our biases & prejudices towards others are shaped. We take a one-sided story of an encounter and run with it.
Adapted from The Lebanese Widow and Elijah [1 Kings 17:10-16]
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It’s an intervention from the Lord.
Hello Joke, yes, it is.
Although, giving, from your place of need is always a big deal.