I went to the mall to run a quick errand yesterday with the intention to go in, get what I needed and leave. There was not going to be any meandering around or window shopping. As if I window shop! The mall was so crowded and the parking lot so full that I thought Christmas had come early this year. After what took much longer than I would have liked, I found a parking spot, rushed into the mall and stopped in the restroom. Upon exiting the restroom in a quick state I found myself abruptly slowed down to a more leisurely pace. Walking in front of me was two elderly ladies. One had sight and the other did not. As I got closer behind I could hear the conversation they were having about the seeing woman's hair (she had just left the hair salon). She said to the blind woman "feel the difference" to which the blind woman extended her hand and felt the new do. Upon touching it she exclaimed "Oh, Carolyn, that looks gorgeous!" Right about that time there was an opening for me to dart past them and move on with my task but I did not forget that moment. In fact, it's been resonating within since it happened. I've been thinking about the body of Christ and how sometimes I am the believer with sight (wisdom, discernment, self-control, etc.) that is leading a brother or sister to a higher level of sight of our Lord Jesus. And sometimes I'm the believer that is blinded by something in the world or Satan's lies and I'm gently led to a greater vision by a brother or sister. I still have not fully processed what God is communicating to me about this encounter but I do know that I have been changed from the inside because of a few seniors out for their weekly hair appointment. I am assuming that they have a weekly hair appointment because my Grandmother, for as long as I can remember, had a standing weekly hair appointment.
The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached. to the poor. Matthew 11:5
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