As I put my items on the checkout belt, the supermarket clerk called to the woman behind me and said, “Ma’am, I am sorry, but I am closing after him.” The woman rolled her eyes, mumbled something under her breath, and shrugged her shoulders as she left.
The clerk and I looked at each other. And as she finished with my items, she said: “I feel sorry about that, but I do have to close for lunch some time.”
“She must be having a rough day” I replied.
“Yeh, but you look like you’re having a good day!”
That took me by surprise. “I am?” I said, dubious.
“Aren’t you?” she asked.
“Hmmm. Yes, I guess I am having a good day” I replied, thinking of my accomplishments so far and what I was looking forward to tonight. “Yes, I am,” I said. “Thanks for reminding me.”
Then the words from the song “Shine Jesus Shine” came to me:
As we gaze on Your kindly brightness
So our faces display Your likeness.
Ever changing from glory to glory,
Mirrored here may our lives tell Your story.
Shine on me. Shine on me. – “Shine Jesus Shine,” Cliff Richard
I am shined on each day. In my believer’s life, an okay day is far better than any day in a non-believer’s life. I am grateful for His joy in my heart.
Shine, Jesus, shine.
Copyright 2017 by Bill Hutzel
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Great message, Bill! I’m so grateful God pushed me into the same discussion group as you. Thanks,
Dex