Imagine my dilemma when, with 4 bags
in my possession, my dog opted to be an overachiever, and I found myself
needing a fifth bag.
Fortunately, the owner of the home
(on whose yard this extra present had been deposited) was outside in her
garden. So, up the drive we trekked, and I asked if she might have a bag - any
bag - that I could have. As she was not a dog-owner, it took some explanation
as to why I wanted a plastic bag (and what I did not want to leave on her
yard!); she was happy to oblige!
...and that was not the end of our
conversation. We chatted (physically distanced) on her driveway for about 10
minutes - about the weather, COVID, the dogs, her garden... it was a lovely
chat. Started, for want of a bag.
I was back in that area this week,
when a cheery voice called out "Do you want a bag?" - the same lady
and I had another chat. Still about weather, and dogs, and gardens... And
Watson flirted with her shamelessly, and Comet rolled in the grass. It was
lovely, and I found myself smiling long after we had moved on.
For want of a bag, I was able to
start a relationship of sorts with this woman. I'm not sure if we would have
crossed paths otherwise; but I trust that God has put her in my life for a
reason - even if only to bring a smile to my face!
There are encounters that may seem
random, and meetings that may start off awkwardly, and interactions that we may
not understand a deeper purpose behind... but maybe there's a more divine
agenda than we can fathom, and I thank God for these gifts of connection, and am hopeful that I will be alert enough to realise them when they happen. I trust that God will use whatever means to get us to connect
- even if it needs to be cleaned up, with a borrowed bag!
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