The Gift of Tying a Shoe

Each Wednesday I have the opportunity to spend 30 minutes reading and interacting with a kindergarten class. I may be only person who has spent 9 years in Kindergarten. Each visit grants me a number of blessings. While I am treated as the special guest each week, it is I who often leave with the blessing.

Today I had the privilege of tying a little girl's shoe. She doesn't know how and most probably didn't even notice that it was untied. With a hint of pride, she willingly extended her foot in my direction. As I finished the bow, a double knot to prevent a quick unraveling, I realized that she had given me an opportunity to serve her. And I was grateful.

How often do we miss opportunities, sometimes seemingly insignificant, to simply serve another human being? No doubt that we have been the recipient of others kind deeds. Do we take them for granted or do we seek out opportunities to return the favor?

Thanks, Rochelle, for blessing me with the opportunity to serve you.