Coincidence? Sign? Think Bigger Picture…

Coincidence? Sign? Think Bigger Picture…

   I have always liked the saying that “Coincidences are those instances in which God chooses to remain anonymous.” I have NO idea who first said that…Well, I take that back: I remember John Dye, who played the Angel of Death, Andrew, on CBS’ hit TV show, “Touched by an Angel”…At the peak of the show’s popularity (mid-1990s?), the cast was on “Oprah,” and he had said that. Why I am remembering this, I have no clue…As we know, my brain recalls and retains the most interesting things sometimes. :)

   So, fast forward back to today…At work, I was talking with a customer about school and such, and when he left, another customer said, “After what I overheard, I would love to have a conversation with you sometime.” After a brief exchange, she mentioned something that she did, which is something that I’m interested in doing…So, I would love to have that conversation! And, she also gave up chocolate during Lent…Hmmm, a connection perhaps? :)

   Then, do you ever have those moments when you THINK you recognize someone, but you’re afraid to say anything, in case it ISN’T that person? Well, I took a chance today and said the person’s name…Here, it was who I thought it was! She was in one of my classes last quarter…She said she rarely stops in at the store where I work, to which I said, “Well, I guess you were meant to be here today!” She said now that she knows that I work here, she’s going to stop in more often…How awesome is that? :)

   Coincidence? Sign? Small world? Randomness? Perhaps…I tend to think that it’s a bit of a “bigger picture”…You never know what God may be up to. I love encountering each day with that sense of mystery or miracle…You never know what may happen today or who you will meet…May we hope and dream big. :)

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.
Henry David Thoreau

 

“Keep on the Sunny Side,” June Carter Cash

“Well there's a dark and a troubled side of life.
There's a bright and a sunny side too.
But if you meet with the darkness and strife,
The sunny side we also may view.

Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side,
Keep on the sunny side of life.
It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way,
If we keep on the sunny side of life.

Oh, the storm and its fury broke today,
Crushing hopes that we cherish so dear.
Clouds and storms will in time pass away.
The sun again will shine bright and clear.

Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side,
Keep on the sunny side of life.
It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way,
If we'll keep on the sunny side of life.

Let us greet with a song of hope each day.
Though the moments be cloudy or fair.
Let us trust in our Saviour always,
To keep us, every one, in His care.

Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side,
Keep on the sunny side of life.
It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way,
If we'll keep on the sunny side of life.

If we'll keep on the sunny side of life.” :)