“The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.” Psalms 34:15
December 24, 2018 - Monday was our day to go to Lufkin… to Ralph and Kakoos… to Sam’s… and to Wal-Mart. I waited in the car as Pam ran into Wal-Mart “for a few things.” Just as she walked away, an elderly man wheeled up in a motorized shopping buggy. He got out and laid a purple blanket into his empty cart. As he walked away, a bald headed man came up and pointed to the blanket. I couldn’t hear what they were saying but it was obvious that the elderly man was saying “it’s not mine” or that he didn’t want it. Then both men walked away and left the blanket behind.
A few minutes later, two women walked by and froze dead still when they spied the blanket in the cart. Looking all around to see if they were being watched, they simultaneously lunged for the blanket. After a considerable amount of clawing and scratching, the larger woman claimed the prize. Hugging it to her, she quickly smelled it and disgustingly threw it back into the buggy. Then both women casually walked into the store as if nothing had happened.
When Pam saw me laughing, I told her the whole story. “I was sitting a few feet from them and they never saw me,” I laughed. “I wonder what people would think if they thought someone was always watching them,” Pam responded. “Someone is,” I replied. “But that’s not all bad.” “The One watching us…
… is watching over us, too.”
