I just had lunch today with a vendor that I have never met before. He's an older, elderly gent probably past his seventies. He was a nice grandfatherly man that we might do some business with, depending if he meets our budgets of course.
Just before we got down to eating, he asked if I wouldn't mind if he said grace. I was shocked actually that he asked, but said sure - go ahead - even though I knew I was going to be probably uncomfortable as he did. He bows his head, folds his hands, and thanks Jesus for the food that we are about to eat that God had provided. I stared at him while eating my fries as he prayed, curiously listening and watching.
He prayed out loud, completely obviously that I watched him as an anthropologist would study their subjects. I do wish I would have warned him what the NT says in Mat 6:6, (which Tebow ignores) but I never seem to think fast enough in these situations. I wonder what would have been his reaction? Would he have continued on, or would he have thought twice and not? I guess I'll never know now.
I kept thinking anyway, no Jesus isn''t going to pay for this lunch, you are.
I did cover the tip.
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