A Kind Interruption

     One Sunday at my church, the choir had finished singing
     the anthem and the pastor was rising to deliver the
     message. It was a moment of holy expectation.

     Suddenly, a teenage girl, third from the left on the front
     row of the choir, rose and stepped out across her fellow
     choir members and around the piano. Clad in maroon robe
     and gold stole, she made her way down the steps and toward
     the side aisle.

     I thought, "If she is going to leave, she should go out
     the back."

     But she was not leaving. She made her way to the fourth
     row of pews, sat down next to her friend and gently placed
     her arm around her.

     Then I knew. Twelve hours earlier her friend had lost her
     grandmother, who had been suffering from an illness. Her
     friend came to church to restore her strength through
     worship. Arriving late, she found an open pew to herself.

     As Leslie sat next to Bethany and gently hugged her, those
     in the congregation smiled and shed small tears of joy, of
     love for the friend who showed Christ's love through a
     simple act of companionship. She risked causing a
     distraction to minister to a friend.

     Such are the small acts of kindness and love that are the
     fabric of a congregation. The pastor delivered a strong 
     message that day. So did Leslie.

         Taken from  http://www.preachingtoday.com



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