Random Acts of Kindness

Last night Sam and I had no food in the house, so we decided to go to Subway for dinner. We were standing in line behind a big family group and then a man that was all by himself. The man was probably 45-50, he was dressed in a big t-shirt, cameo pants and a baseball cap, and he looked a little scruffy. When it was our turn to order we asked the lady making our sandwiches if it would be cheaper to get two 6-inch sandwiches or 1 12-inch. She told us, and we made our decision. We each said what we wanted on our sandwich, and got to the cash register at the end. When we went to pay, the girl ringing us out told us that the man before us in line had already paid for our food. We were surprised but extremely grateful. He was getting his drink, and the only thing we could think of to say to him was thank you. He turned around and said, "You guys have a really good one," in a sincere voice.

Sam and I kept talking about this as we got in the car and drove away. The man didn't look like he had lots of money, but he still took the time to pay for a couple of random college kids' sandwiches. I was very touched by this small act of kindness. It made me want to be better. He doesn't know our names, what our life is like, what we are majoring in, or how long we've been married. We don't know his name, what his life is like, what he does for a living, or how many kids he has - but we do know just a little about him by what he did for us.

I am truly grateful for the reminder a random man in Subway gave me of how to be a better follower of Jesus Christ.