ministry in action
Nov. 21st, 2011 10:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hypatia42I gave a man a cup of hot tea tonight. It was an act of pure love. I was struck that sometimes the most simple things are the most profound when offered at the right time.
This man is the owner of the building that my office is in. He's been working crazy hours trying to get the building ready for inspection in addition to all the other responsibilities he has to handle. It was 10pm and I was done for the evening. I heard the Monday Night Football playing upstairs of the radio. I knew I was the last one on the bottom floor so I went to make sure there was someone up there and to see if I should lock the front door. It was he. Tired yet smiling as he often is. We took a minute to catch up.
He sounded a bit hoarse so I said, "It sounds like you could use some hot tea."
"Hot tea and a bed but I don't think I'm getting either anytime soon."
"Well, I can't get you a bed but I can get you hot tea."
We keep a water cooler in our office that has a hot water spigot. We also keep a selection of caffeine free teas. I was able to put a fruity herbal tea in the hands of a man who had breathed too much dry wall dust and had worked far too long with more to go. Soothe his throat and salve the soul.
He's been working hard. I hope he gets some rest soon.
This man is the owner of the building that my office is in. He's been working crazy hours trying to get the building ready for inspection in addition to all the other responsibilities he has to handle. It was 10pm and I was done for the evening. I heard the Monday Night Football playing upstairs of the radio. I knew I was the last one on the bottom floor so I went to make sure there was someone up there and to see if I should lock the front door. It was he. Tired yet smiling as he often is. We took a minute to catch up.
He sounded a bit hoarse so I said, "It sounds like you could use some hot tea."
"Hot tea and a bed but I don't think I'm getting either anytime soon."
"Well, I can't get you a bed but I can get you hot tea."
We keep a water cooler in our office that has a hot water spigot. We also keep a selection of caffeine free teas. I was able to put a fruity herbal tea in the hands of a man who had breathed too much dry wall dust and had worked far too long with more to go. Soothe his throat and salve the soul.
He's been working hard. I hope he gets some rest soon.