I’ve heard other people talk about it but this morning was the first time I experienced it for myself: Some stranger in line in front of me paid for my Starbucks order.<\/p>\n\n\n
It was an unusual Saturday morning in that Melissa was scheduled to help out with a church program. She planned to stop at Starbucks on her way to get a special treat of caffeine to help her through.<\/p>\n\n\n
When she started running behind schedule, I offered to be the considerate husband who would sit in the drive thru line to get her drink so she could still get to church on time.<\/p>\n\n\n
Imagine my joy when I pulled up to the second window and the barista handed me my wife’s Decaf Mocha Latte with Oatmilk and 1 Stevia – but then refused to take my card.<\/p>\n\n\n
“The car in front of you paid for your order,” she chirped.<\/p>\n\n\n
I’ve heard how these chains of generosity can go on all morning as each driver pays for the order of the car to follow. What a beautiful world of generosity and selflessness! So blessed to receive and<\/b>\u00a0to give!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
A reminder of the brotherhood of man on a morning when the world was watching man’s inhumanity to man unfold along the borders of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n
So I said, “Well, I guess I should pay for the car behind me. How much is their order?”<\/p>\n\n\n
“$12.67.”\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
Sorry.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
No way I am paying that much for coffee.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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