“Hey, Mom and Dad, Can You Bring Me Some Mayonnaise?”
Early last week the owners of a new barbecue place had a ribbon cutting ceremony with members of the Chamber of Commerce. When friends and I decided to eat lunch out on Wednesday, we decided to drive a few miles out in the country to try it out.
The ten of us sat at a long table near the door. When I say near the door, I really mean it. The distance between the back of my chair and the edge of the open door was probably four or five feet. Evidently the owners have a security system. Perhaps they were too busy to realize the system was set so that every time the front door opened, an electronic voice said, “Front door.” I was glad to see them doing a brisk business, but that also meant we heard “Front door” over and over again.
Most of the time I minded my manners and kept my face to my friends across the table, but one time I turned around to see an elderly man and woman and a slightly younger man enter through the front door, carrying tall, restaurant-sized jars of mayonnaise and a partially-used jar of tartar sauce or some such.
“The owner’s mom and dad have brought things they need,” I thought. I watched as they walked straight into the kitchen with their large plastic jars.
The older couple soon emerged and took a booth in the corner. For a while, they sat facing each other, she in her pretty pink top and dress pants and he in his sport shirt, slacks, and suspenders. Soon they were eating lunch just like the rest of us. Sure enough, I heard someone say that the folks in the corner were the owner’s parents.
What a blessing they were to their child that day. Here he was miles from town and two days after his ribbon cutting with customers right and left and evidently short on mayonnaise.
And what a blessing the owner was to his parents. They got to help — and they got to witness his success.
Our loving Father in Heaven loves to help us and He loves to witness our success, too. He’s ready to hear what we need.
Be anxious for nothing,
but in everything
by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving
let your requests be made known to God.
And the peace of God,
which surpasses all comprehension,
will guard your hearts and your minds
in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7
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