In a little while I have several deliveries to facilitate for the church. Donations of furniture and food are coming this way. But in order to get those items, I needed to clear out the leftover recycling from our most recent turkey giveaway.
The old scout trailer was full of broken down boxes which needed to be run off to the recycling center. So, I put on a podcast and took three trips to McConnells to handle this task. It was during the second trip that I noticed the blessing.
As I pulled the car up to the fellowship hall door to load up the last of the boxes, I saw the door to the Blessing Box hanging open. Now this happens from time to time. Some folks forget to close the door and/or latch it. When that happens normally I walk over and resolve the issue. But this time that was not going to work; I could not close the box. Something was sticking out.
I was curious so I took an extra lap around the parking lot to investigate. Sticking out of the Blessing Box are two boxes of toys. Pulling away from the Box I thanked God and I began to wonder. . .
Normally the Blessing Box is filled with food and toiletry items. We like to put practical things in there that can help the people of this community who are in need. Toys are not normally part of the plan. But at Christmas, when the need for Blessings is a bit greater and more pronounced, someone felt the Holy Spirit tug on their heart.
And so someone, likely the next person who comes to the Blessing Box, will be given an additional Christmas gift--and that gift will likely bless a child from their family.
There are just a couple days remaining in Advent. Christmas is Monday. I wonder who do you know who might need an extra Christmas blessing? What does that blessing look like for them, and is God offering you another chance to partner with Him in caring for someone else?
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