GrannyG

The manners of assistance:
Thanks for your post on the missing pearl. Sure it wasn't the "Pearl of Great Price" but it was a worthy object to help the other lady find. Thank you for your kindness to her.

Saturday while grocery shopping, I was waiting to get through a crowded asile when I saw a handicapped lady (stooped, misformed hands, etc. - rheumatoid arthritis I guess) trying to locate an item on the bottom shelf. She picked one up with difficulty and saw it wasn't what she wanted. She tried and tried to get where she could see the cans. I asked if I could help her find something. She told me what she was looking for, I squatted to the bottom shelf, and reached way in the back for the canned item. She would never have been able to find what she wanted. Such a simple thing to do. But it blessed me and I believe it blessed her. (Note, I am nearly 69.)

We try to teach children in the south the courtsey of yes m'am and no m'am and yes sir and no sir. We are ridiculed by some from out of the south for this practice. However, I have found (and so have my grown children) that such a courtsey really goes a long way in the big bad world. It is a term of respect and when you render respect you more likely will be given respect.

The greatest courtsey of all is to acknowlege our Lord Jesus Christ and his saving work on our behalf. Have we thanked Him today?

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