Daughter Susan neglected to order a birthday cake from the bakery for Pete’s 5th birthday. It was Friday and his party with a Mega-Heroes theme was Saturday afternoon. She wanted a cake with Batman on it. The local grocery deli couldn’t do it on short notice, so she went to Wal-Mart, but they said they couldn’t do it either. They offered to sell her the Batman trinkets for the top and a cake, and then she could do it herself.
As she was trying to figure out what to do, the lady said, “It looks like you’re in a jam. I’ll go ahead and decorate a cake for you.” She sprayed on the Metropolis background and put in the Batman and Batmobile and asked if Susan would like a name on it. Susan was delighted, and she said, “You’ve just made a mother very, very happy!”
The baker said, “You know, that’s interesting. Recently I’ve become very unhappy in my job. I don’t like the hours. I don’t get any recognition for what I do. I want to be home with my kids in the evenings. Last Sunday our pastor gave a sermon about doing our best. He told us that we never know when something we do for another person is going to mean a great deal to them. Therefore, we should always do our best. I guess he was right.”
Being kind and always doing our best are truly things we should practice as we try to be Christ’s hands and heart in our world.
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