Somewhere Between Heaven And Mirth

This has been the strangest weekend for odd happenings. Today, I was going into a little area at our Parma church where there is coffee and other breakfast items to choose from before the service.  There is a separate table or pedestal really where there is a bottle of hand sanitizer.  I walked over to that and right beside it on that pedestal was a pregnancy test.  I thought, "what in the world?!....I need to dispose of this somewhere."  Then I started thinking, "BUT, I wonder if this is someone's way of announcing to the church that they are expecting?"  I carefully picked it up and was looking at the indicator lines to see what it said....this particular test was reading, "Not pregnant"....so I don't think someone was planning to use that as an announcement.  I carried it to some of the other ladies who were working in the kitchen to dispose of it and they were just as surprised as I was that I had discovered it.

When I walked back out to the area where people sit to visit together, I started relaying the story to my father-in-law and another lady stopped by me and said, "Oh, I saw you with that and thought it was yours!"  She thought I had been showing the ladies in the kitchen that I WAS PREGNANT!  HAHA! (Well, my girls would definitely be hoping for a baby brother :) I thought, "Oh, my goodness.....who else saw that scenario play out and thought that too?"  Word of that will probably make it to the Jackson church before I do...if it isn't already posted on Facebook!  CRAZINESS!

When the strangeness wore off, I started wondering about the person who left it there....was the news it gave them a relief or was it sad news?  And for whatever reason it was there...maybe there was a reason I found it....so many other people pass that way before I do on a Sunday morning because we have sound checks before I grab a quick cup of coffee or a bite to eat. I decided maybe God wants me to pray for them.  It doesn't matter that I know the situation or the person....sometimes it must be better that I don't....otherwise wouldn't God just reveal everything to me now?  God has interesting ways to share prayer requests, doesn't He?