The other day when I went to the grocery store I had trouble getting a cart out. Do you know what I mean? When they get stuck together and it’s hard to figure out how to get them apart?

I was trying my third row of carts, when a man came over and pulled two apart and said, “here you go” and walked away. He had a basket in his hand already and didn’t need a cart for himself. I guess he saw me having trouble and decided to come and help me separate the carts for me, and then went on with his day.

This moment was brief yet it filled my heart with such gratitude. This man looked outside of himself, saw a need and met it. This simple act of love is what life’s about.

I invite you to join me to…

pause. breathe. pray. ™

May we remember to look up and outside of ourselves. I know sometimes I can get so stuck in my own thoughts or focused on my own path, I have missed opportunities to live out love. May we pray to be filled with God’s love, truth and wisdom that we are more outward facing in our days, keeping our eyes and ears open to simple ways we can live out love. As this gentleman showed, it doesn’t take much, but a small act of love can leave big imprints on hearts. So may we go scatter God’s love into others hearts, by choosing to be present, outward facing and live out simple acts of love.

With love and hope,
Shawn