What does it mean to love your neighbor as yourself? How should we live that out in a practical way? For the answer, look no further than a McDonald’s in downtown Chicago.
If you have ever tried to get a fast food meal during rush hour you know the frustration of standing in line when something happens to interrupt the flow.
That is what happened when one woman tried to get her dinner at a downtown Chicago Mcee Dee’s but she did not expect to soon be brought to tears.
“Today I made a quick stop at McDonald’s after work,” Destiny Carreno wrote in a Facebook post last week. “As I waited in line to order, an elderly handicapped gentleman wheeled himself over to the cashier in front of me. From what I perceived, the gentleman may have had a case of quadriplegia, the same medical condition my uncle has.
“The man politely tried to ask the cashier something and it took him a few tries before either of us could understand he was saying ‘Help me please’. Neither of us knew what help he needed, and the cashier suggested a few things before he figured out the gentleman needed help cutting and eating his meal,” she said.
The McDonald’s employee closed his register, washed his hands and then put on some plastic gloves to help the man cut up his food so that he could eat it.
In Hebrews 13, we are reminded to not neglect to show hospitality to strangers because some have entertained angels unawares.
Our lives are busy, I know I’m not the only one. We have so many important things to do, so many responsibilities. There just is not enough time in the day to do all that we must.
But now and again the Lord interrupts us with a person in need. He waits to see if we will take some of that precious time that He gave us to humble our selves and serve, even in a crowded McDonald’s.
