Little Things/BIG Difference

“The biggest change can start with something very small.”

Marcus Henderson was working as the cashier at the drive-thru window at the Chick-fil-A in Lubbock, Texas when Danny Cadra paid for his food, received his order, and then drove off before Marcus had time to give him his change.  Realizing Cadra was a regular customer, Marcus put the $3 in an envelope, placed it in his back pocket, and was prepared to give the change to Danny the next time he came to eat.  Each day when it was time for work, Henderson put on his uniform, name tag, hat, apron, and put the envelope in his pocket in case that would be the day Danny came by again.  A few weeks later, Danny brought his daughter to have lunch at Chick-fil-A.  Marcus immediately recognized him and gave him the envelope with the change in it.  Cadra told NBC Dallas Fort-Worth, “It really wasn’t the money that made him so happy, but rather that Henderson so clearly went above and beyond for him as a regular patron. ‘It meant that much to him.  So it meant even that much more to me.’”  Because of the encounter, the two men have become friends.  They discovered that both were trumpet majors at Texas Tech as well as having other things in common.

Last week, two of my friends took the opportunity to have lunch with their grandchildren to celebrate Grandparents’ Day at school.  They had the early shift with their grandson and then the later time with their granddaughter.  When their granddaughter arrived, she had invited a friend from another class to eat with them, since her parents or grandparents weren’t able to attend that morning.  While eating, precious “E” leaned over and whispered something to her friend.  They both got up and asked a girl who was eating without guests to join them.  What could be considered a small act of kindness made a big difference for a friend that day.

May we, too, be willing to take notice and make a difference in someone’s life this week.

So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

Matthew 7:12

Be kind and compassionate to one another.

Ephesians 4:32a

And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

Hebrews 13:16