Soul Snack 8/64 ... Cosmic Customer Care
Drawn hospital curtains suspended ominously a metre above the floor, a silent witness providing ample evidence of the serious situation causing this bedside vigil.
A single mum who had already sampled too many tough times, lay motionless through yet another one. Life had leveled this young woman very flat. The few friends there held their heads low in desperate silent prayer.
Slowly she awakens from a trauma she is not yet aware of. Satan would again fail this evening.
Unobserved, the curtains silently wave. With uncharacteristically perfect timing a doctor enters this clinical enclosure as her alertness returns.
The early hour of the day has not wearied this doctor. His coat still a crisp white, his hair not disheveled and his voice gently even.
Unhurried and with soft affirming words this doctor spends more than the usual time at her bedside. Her prognosis was good. His surprisingly patient, quiet re-assurance and kind attention really was 'out of this world'.
The three knew not to interrupt. It seemed so inappropriate. As day broke she would be discharged, a good future now well expected. So different from just 8 hours ago. (This young mum desperately needed something to work out well for her.)
This doctor of care even left his business card should she need further care.
With great thankfulness and armed with the business card, her 3 friends decide to return to the hospital the following day to say a special thanks to this doctor of undue grace.
Reception did not know this doctor, nor did any other doctor. His business card (concrete evidence of his presence) unable to help.
Surely this doctor was God's cosmic customer care. God unquestionably knew that His long term troubled daughter just needed it. God still does this!
Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? Hebrews 1:14
(This is a true story.)