I thought your talk in Johnson City was well done, sorry I did not have the time to stay and chat.

I wanted to share with you an event that had happened the day before your talk here.

I was riding in the back of a friends car as we were returning from a strenuous hiking outing. Busy with my reading of a newspaper, I sensed the car was slowing down as Daryl said, 'she'd won't get to a gas station from here'. And I could see that he was backing up on the side of the road to help a woman that had a car problem. I opened the door for her, and without any fuss he asked how we could help, and she wanted to get to a phone to call her son for motor oil. No problem. 'Here, use my cell phone'. She tried to call, had to leave a message, and in the meantime Daryl could see the steam rising from her car, and a hose dangling beneath it. "You don't need oil Mam', you need water. Have your son bring a gallon or two of water." "And have him bring along a wrench and a screwdriver" Another phone call, she reached her son this time, he got the message, and would hurry over. She was late for work, but grateful to soon be on the way again. No names were given or asked.

The insight I got is that the small things count. Wouldn't it be great if we had done enough small things for others that it became a natural reaction to help when not asked. That would require setting small goals for service, and an awareness of small needs of others. With Practice it could be the natural thing to do, as natural as was this spontaneous act by Daryl. And a desire could grow to do bigger things for others.

Wouldn't it be great if we did this practice at home, and built better family relations as we cemented new habits of service.

Keep on looking forward,

Sincerely,
Glenn Marshall
Jonesborough, TN