An Unexpected Stranger Steps In
I pulled him close and assured him that he had done a wonderful job—and that God certainly wasn’t angry with him.
Just then, an elderly man from another table slowly stood and walked over.
He leaned down, gave my grandson a warm wink, and said kindly, “You know something? I happen to know that God thought that was a great prayer.”
My grandson looked up, surprised.
“Really?” he asked.
“Cross my heart,” the man replied with a gentle smile.
Then he leaned closer and added playfully in a whisper, nodding toward the woman who had complained:
“Too bad she never asks God for ice cream. A little ice cream is good for the soul sometimes.”
