Jesus in the Minute-Clinic

Once, I saw Jesus at a minute clinic. I saw him in a middle-age, middle-class black lady.

There are a bunch of details that I could go into about how exactly everything went down, but seeing as I was only watching (and eavesdropping in on) the action, I am not sure of all the details. Plus, I tried writing them out and they were just boring that way.

The point is, I saw one woman showing friendship to a complete stranger. She was a true friend in a moment when friendship was needed--she provided empathy, calming words, and practical advice. I don't know if the woman was a Christian, but I really felt that she was showing Jesus to the other woman. 

I thought in that moment of how badly I want to be like that. Usually, I don't do a good job of it. I would love to just help people, especially people in distress, like that woman. To take someone's horrible day, and make it a little better. I need to work on that.

What Do You Want to Do?

An old friend called me yesterday about a job I had wanted. She asked if I was still interested in working at that particular place. Good thing it was a voice mail, because had we been having a "live" conversation, I probably would have fumbled a bunch of sentences, basically meaning, "I HAVE NO IDEA!" But, it's probably not good to give out that impression. The impression that, at 24 years old, I am a mess. 

I've been thinking a lot about what I want lately. As in, what do I want to do. Some may say that it's not about what I want, and I get that. But isn't it a little bit? Shouldn't we want to do whatever it is we do? I hope whenever I do settle into a "career," or whatever I settle into, it is something I enjoy. I think we should all wake up excited about what we do and go to sleep thinking about ways to improve it. That can only happen if you do something that you want to do.

So what is it that I want to do? I HAVE NO IDEA!