Does anyone want to get that piece of mail that invites you to jury duty? I have postponed this inevitable day for months for one reason or another. But today I sit in a large room with about 30 other people waiting, waiting for another court to need us. The first was a criminal court and when we got there to “report for duty”, they said the case had been resolved. So we wait.

There are those times that we believe our time is much more important than this. That is exactly how I’ve felt knowing this day was coming, but as only God can do, he appointed this time for me to sit here and find that a dear friend I had not seen in a couple of years was just a few rows away. We caught up very quickly and found that she had faced some very hard issues over the past two years with one of her children. It was hard to listen to her story. I hugged her and let her know I loved her and would pray.  Then she was gone to due her “duty” as a juror.

So, this was not wasted time, this was God’s plan for me to meet her and for us to mutually encourage one another. It reminds me to be aware of what’s going on in the spiritual world around me. How selfish we become when we can only see our own needs. I am sitting here waiting and so thankful for the fact that God chose this day for me to be here to meet my friend. Perfect timing.