Yep, I was a
witness. Not at a trial, an accident, a proposal, or even a big awesome event.
I was a witness to an ARK. I’ve witnessed several small ARK’s in my current
line of work, but this time was awesome. It brought tears to my eyes and warmth
to my heart.
A customer in my line was trying to
buy some food and medicine with the last money she had on a Visa gift card. For
some reason it wouldn’t let her make a debit purchase, so she went to the ATM
in the store and was trying to get the cash off the card to pay for her
purchase. It wasn’t a lot of money, a little over $20, but I think it was all
she had.
Waiting patiently in line were two older
women, one riding in a handicap grocery cart, the other standing near her. As
they watched this poor woman’s situation, they spoke softly to each other. The
woman in the cart pointed to the monitor and her friend walked over and looked
at the amount. She then turned back to
her friend and said, “I think we should.”
So, the woman in the cart reached
into her purse and pulled out the money to pay for the distraught woman’s
purchase. As I completed the purchase the friend walked over to the ATM to tell
the woman that her purchase was taken care of and even took her the bags. She
was so stunned at first, she was speechless. When she finally found her voice,
she choked out thank you as tears filled her eyes. She said it over and over as
she collected her bags from the kind woman.
This entire episode took less than 5
minutes, but the impact will last a lifetime. I thanked them both for their generosity as I
processed their purchases. The woman sitting in the motor cart just shrugged
and said, “It’s just something we are called to do.”
Oh, what a blessing to have found
their calling!
