Hurrying to catch a plane...
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Hurrying to catch a plane, Don had a few minutes to spare so he stopped to buy a newspaper and a box of mints. The cashier silently mouthed the amount, punched keys on her computer, and handed him his change -- all the while carrying on a telephone conversation. Don claims that he was a little irritated at her rudeness and normally would not have thought much about it except that she gave him the wrong amount of change -- she owed him a couple of dollars.
The scene is all too familiar in our world, the distressing loss of courtesy in American life. When informed of her mistake she said, "I'm sorry" and continued talking on the phone. This pushed Don over the edge as he began lecturing her that she would not have short-changed him had she not been distracted by talking on the phone. "Look," she said, "I told you I'm sorry." Don had a few more things to say to her before he left.
Later, on the plane, Don realized that he had been rude as well as the clerk. "My own lack of courtesy was showing," he reflected.
Jesus cleansed ten lepers of their dreadful disease. Only one returned to personally thank Jesus. The one who took the time to thank Jesus received more than physical healing that day. Jesus told him, "Get up and go on your way; your faith has made you well."
The scene is all too familiar in our world, the distressing loss of courtesy in American life. When informed of her mistake she said, "I'm sorry" and continued talking on the phone. This pushed Don over the edge as he began lecturing her that she would not have short-changed him had she not been distracted by talking on the phone. "Look," she said, "I told you I'm sorry." Don had a few more things to say to her before he left.
Later, on the plane, Don realized that he had been rude as well as the clerk. "My own lack of courtesy was showing," he reflected.
Jesus cleansed ten lepers of their dreadful disease. Only one returned to personally thank Jesus. The one who took the time to thank Jesus received more than physical healing that day. Jesus told him, "Get up and go on your way; your faith has made you well."
