I was at Donelan’s Market on Sunday afternoon, picking up some supplies before snow strom bearing down on the east coast.
While pushing my cart down the aisle a woman greeted me by name and said she wanted to tell me a story about the Ash Wednesday service I had led last week. She told me she had seen my Ash Wednesday « back of tricks » before and had decided to bring her grandchildren along with her this year. Well, the kids loved it, she told me, and when they got in the car for the ride home her 8 year old grandson exclaimed, « Grandma, I LOVE Lent! »
Made my day! Mission accomplished!
As we went our separate ways down the aisle, I remembered that I had a supply of Lenten pocket Crosses out in my car – so I ran out and brought a bunch back into the store for Grandma to give to her brood.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
