For the last few months I have been travelling on Wheeltrans, our transit service for people with physical disabilities. I have met all kinds of people – sad, discouraged, bitter, but also optimistic, cheerful and inspiring.
Be alert, for you may encounter an angel on the bus.
One inspiring woman works as a receptionist. She always has good things to say about her employer, her colleagues, her husband, her nieces and the bus driver. She is brightens my day every time I share a ride with her.
Yet I see how much she struggles to walk slowly and painfully, leaning on a sturdy white cane. I have to introduce myself every time we meet, for she is blind and cannot see me. I wonder that a person beset with difficulties can be a beacon of joy to those around her and, frankly, I wonder if I could do the same.
One day she told me how she used to babysit her nieces when they were very young. Before the babies could talk they knew their auntie couldn’t see them, so they would come straight to her when they needed a hug or wanted their diaper changed! Laughing, she described how she fed them with her fingers because it was impossible for a blind person to feed a toddler with a spoon. “Can you imagine,” she exclaimed, “the mess that would be?”
I am grateful for these chance encounters with God’s beloved people.
Seeker of Wisdom 