Dear Friends:

The power of small gestures

Derik Fay tells the story of when he was seven years old. He says, I used to carry a Dukes of Hazzard lunchbox to school. I did this to hide the fact that I actually didn't have anything for lunch, just like I hid the bruises underneath my clothing.

One day, I asked the teacher to get a drink of water, I needed the drink to quench the hunger in my stomach. When I got

back to the classroom, to my surprise, inside my empty lunchbox was an apple and an Oreo cookie. In that moment, when the tears fell from my eyes, I realised the power of small gestures, far more than my lunch box had been filled in that moment.

He says that almost 40 years later, he still remembers it like it was yesterday. He goes on to say, I implore all of you to try to find opportunities in life to fill someone else’s lunch box. You will never understand how your small gestures may  impact someone else, or when you yourself may need someone else to fill your lunch box.

Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” (Matthew’s gospel, chapter 25 verse 40)

Story taken from @derikfay The power of small gestures.

Every Blessing

               Rev David Saunders.

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