26 Acts of Kindness: #10

Name: anonymous
State: California

"My husband and I saw a man sitting in the grass by Best Buy as we waited at the stoplight. He was disheveled and dirty, but it was his eyes that I can still see as I put these words on the page. He had the kindest eyes, the way I imagine Jesus’ eyes to look. That old song What if God Was One of Us  popped into my head as he looked toward our car. Rolling  the window down, we quickly asked him if he was hungry, the answer to which was an emphatic, 'Yes!'

"We handed over our leftover chicken and cornbread from Boston Market that I had been holding as we drove around looking for someone to give it to. On the opposite side of the highway was a man with a sign, but as we turned the car around to take it to him, we saw this man. I’m calling him Jesus in disguise. There he was, sitting in the grass and obviously in need of knowing that someone else cared about him. He was so thankful, and his eyes and face shone with his gratitude for the kindness. He ran back over to his spot in the grass and started to devour the food. We started searching the car frantically for a bottle of water, or something to give him to drink. We only had my husband’s beloved insulated and very expensive water bottle which was only half full of water, but immediately we rolled down the window as the light had now turned green. Not wanting to leave him with nothing to drink we asked him if he could use a refillable water bottle. He ran to the car as traffic grew impatient behind us. Our hearts overflowed with such immense love and I felt the joy of what it means to love others as yourself. There is no greater feeling than that. Truly. The exchange that day was seemingly small from an outsider’s perspective, but so deeply meaningful in every sense of what it means to be human."

Thank you for sharing, you beautiful being!