Her name is Jaylynn.
I have never met her, have no idea of her age, what she looks like, or where she lives, but our paths crossed yesterday. Some would say the universe with its planets and stars were lined up perfectly. Others would call it "chance."
Watching television is not one of my consuming passions; the expense of having so many channel choices is more than I want to spend. Calculating it to be $3 a day for typically one hour of use I decided, "Perhaps I can get rid of some of the many channels and save a few bucks." And so a call was made to my television provider.
The young woman was thorough, professional, intelligible, and helpful, and a new plan was enacted for the requested savings.
At what point the exchange became a conversation I cannot tell you, but we spoke of animals, the evidence of the prevalent lack of work ethic in this current generation, relationships. It was give-and-take as she shared current happenings in her life, and I contributed with my own experiences and perspective.
I shared with her that I am not one who "needs" a man and my desire for my grandgirls is that they know their own value and worth in and of themselves. "No man can tell me what to do," she responded. "Only God can do that, and no man is God."
The conversation exploded at that point on a personal level as we talked for probably 15 minutes--girl talk with a spiritual undertone.
Thirty or so years ago a long-time friend, a young man then in his twenties, appeared on my doorstep. "I have been told you have something to tell me," was the gist of his greeting. We sat down as I felt the weight of a heavy pronouncement placed upon me.
As we talked, I introduced him to the person of God, not the concept or the idea of, but Him. He is a person, He is that real. And in that person chance, karma, luck, fortune have no part or place.
I have no idea if my friend remembers that conversation or not. I do.
As my exchange with Jaylynn came to an end, I shared the address for this blog and told her to use the phone number on the business record to call me if she ever needed to or wanted to just talk. Why did I do that? It has been my experience that, when people open up to me, when they share their lives, I respond in a like manner, making myself available to them.
"Chance" is a fallacy; it is a lie. Nothing in this world, in this universe is random; it is ordered, and there is One who brings order to it. Even in this time of chaos, He is in charge.
There was a time when I was questioning what to do, when, where, and how. A still, small voice spoke, "All I have asked you to do is to live your life." I'm saving $20 a month for TV, and I had a meaningful experience in the process. And that is why I love my life.
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