Dewey's Daily Cup

>YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW

>Good morning said a woman as she walked up to the man sitting on
>ground. The man slowly looked up.
>
>This was a woman clearly accustomed to the finer things of life. Her
>coat was new.. She looked like she had never missed a meal in her life.
>
>His first thought was that she wanted to make fun of him, like so
>many others had done before..  “Leave me alone,” he growled….
>
>To his amazement, the woman continued standing.
>
>She was smiling — her even white teeth displayed in dazzling rows.
>”Are you hungry?” she asked.
>
>”No,” he answered sarcastically. “I’ve just come from dining with
>the president. Now go away.”
>
>The woman’s smile became even broader. Suddenly the man felt a
>gentle hand under his arm.
>
>”What are you doing, lady?” the man asked angrily. “I said to leave me alone.
>
>Just then a policeman came up. “Is there any problem, ma’am?” he asked..
>
>”No problem here, officer,” the woman answered. “I’m just trying to
>get this man to his feet. Will you help me?”
>
>The officer scratched his head.  “That’s old Jack. He’s been a
>fixture around here for a couple of years. What do you want with him?”
>
>”See that cafeteria over there?” she asked. “I’m going to get him
>something to eat and get him out of the cold for awhile.”
>
>”Are you crazy, lady?” the homeless man resisted. “I don’t want to
>go in there!”  Then he felt strong hands grab his other arm and lift
>him up.  “Let me go, officer. I didn’t do anything.”
>”This is a good deal for you, Jack” the officer answered. “Don’t blow it…”
>
>Finally, and with some difficulty, the woman and the police officer
>got Jack into the cafeteria and sat him at a table in a remote
>corner.  It was the middle of the morning, so most of the breakfast
>crowd had already left and the lunch bunch had not yet arrived…
>
>The manager strode across the cafeteria and stood by his
>table.  “What’s going on here, officer?” he asked.  “What is all
>this, is this man in trouble?”
>
>”This lady brought this man in here to be fed,” the policeman answered.
>
>”Not in here!” the manager replied angrily. “Having a person like
>that here is bad for business…”
>
>Old Jack smiled a toothless grin.  “See, lady. I told you so. Now if
>you’ll let me go. I didn’t want to come here in the first place.”
>
>The woman turned to the cafeteria manager and smiled…. “Sir, are
>you familiar with Eddy and Associates, the banking firm down the street?”
>
>”Of course I am,” the manager answered impatiently. “They hold their
>weekly meetings in one of my banquet rooms.”
>
>”And do you make a goodly amount of money providing food at these
>weekly meetings?”
>
>”What business is that of yours?”
>
>I, sir, am Penelope Eddy, president and CEO of the company.”
>
>”Oh.”
>
>The woman smiled again. “I thought that might make a
>difference.”  She glanced at the cop who was busy stifling a giggle.
>”Would you like to join us in a cup of coffee and a meal, officer?”
>
>”No thanks, ma’am,” the officer replied. “I’m on duty.”
>
>”Then, perhaps, a cup of coffee to go?”
>  “Yes, ma’am. That would be very nice.”
>
>The cafeteria manager turned on his heel, “I’ll get your coffee for
>you right away, officer.”
>
>The officer watched him walk away. “You certainly put him in his
>place,” he said.
>
>”That was not my intent. Believe it or not, I have a reason for all this.”
>
>She sat down at the table across from her amazed dinner guest. She
>stared at him intently..  “Jack, do you remember me?”
>
>Old Jack searched her face with his old, rheumy eyes.  “I think so
>– I mean you do look familiar.”
>
>”I’m a little older perhaps,” she said. “Maybe I’ve even filled out
>more than in my younger days when you worked here, and I came
>through that very door, cold and hungry.”
>
>”Ma’am?” the officer said questioningly.  He couldn’t believe that
>such a magnificently turned out woman could ever have been hungry.
>
>”I was just out of college,” the woman began. “I had come to the
>city looking for a job, but I couldn’t find anything.  Finally I was
>down to my last few cents and had been kicked out of my apartment. I
>walked the streets for days.  It was February and I was cold and
>nearly starving. I saw this place and walked in on the off chance
>that I could get something to eat.”
>
>Jack lit up with a smile.  “Now I remember,” he said… “I was
>behind the serving counter.  You came up and asked me if you could
>work for something to eat. I said that it was against company policy.”
>
>”I know,” the woman continued. “Then you made me the biggest roast
>beef sandwich that I had ever seen, gave me a cup of coffee, and
>told me to go over to a corner table and enjoy it.  I was afraid
>that you would get into trouble… Then, when I looked over and saw
>you put the price of my food in the cash register, I knew then that
>everything would be all right.”
>
>”So you started your own business?” Old Jack said.
>
>”I got a job that very afternoon. I worked my way up.  Eventually I
>started my own business that, with the help of God, prospered.” She
>opened her purse and pulled out a business card.. “When you are
>finished here, I want you to pay a visit to a Mr. Lyons…He’s the
>personnel director of my company. I’ll go talk to him now and I’m
>certain he’ll find something for you to do around the office.”  She
>smiled.  “I think he might even find the funds to give you a little
>advance so that you can buy some clothes and get a place to live
>until you get on your feet… If you ever need anything, my door is
>always opened to you.”
>
>There were tears in the old man’s eyes. “How can I ever thank you?” he said.
>”Don’t thank me,” the woman answered. “To God goes the glory. Thank
>Jesus…. He led me to you.”
>
>Outside the cafeteria, the officer and the woman paused at the
>entrance before going their separate ways….
>
>”Thank you for all your help, officer,” she said.
>
>”On the contrary, Ms. Eddy,” he answered. “Thank you. I saw a
>miracle today, something that I will never forget. And…And thank
>you for the coffee.”
>
>If you have missed knowing me, you have missed nothing.
>
>If you have missed some of my emails, you might have missed a laugh…
>
>But, if you have missed knowing my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,
>you have missed everything in the world.
>
>Have a Wonderful Day. May God Bless You always and don’t forget that
>when you “cast your bread upon the waters,” you never know how it
>will be returned to you…
>God is so big He can cover the whole world with his Love and so
>small He can curl up inside your heart…
>
>When God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully and let go.
>Only 1 of 2 things will happen, either He’ll catch you when you
>fall, or He’ll teach you how to fly!