It was a story of local interest with the outcome that
touched hearts everywhere. A terrible mistake was made which could have
devastated a group of Girl Scouts. There
was no intentional harm; it was an honest mistake.
Everyone loves the time of year in which Girl Scout Cookies
are sold. A lot of us get into friendly arguments annually over which kind of the
cookies are best. This year was no different. It appears the Thin Mints and the
Samoas are the favorites of most. You can see the girls with tables loaded with
cookies for sale at the mall, the grocery store, and even the flea markets.
The thing that was different this year was in the ordering
of cookies for one particular Girl Scout group. The adult leader in charge of
the order had intended to order 500 boxes, but mistakenly ordered 500 cases. If you are not familiar with the proceedings
of paying for the cookies, the supplier gives the group a designated time in
which to sell and pay for the cookies, and if that deadline isn't met, a
collection agency gets involved.
Frantic mothers were helping the girls sell all the cookies
as the June 3 due date on the bill approached, but was no chance. Even the
girls that won the contest of selling the most cookies from year to year
couldn't sell enough to make up the difference. The bill collector was ready to
start knocking on the door.
The news around town today was about an anonymous cookie
buyer who wrote a huge check to buy all the remaining inventory of the cookies.
At the cost of over $2,000 this unknown person picked up the tab and relieved
the worries of the group. The cookies were then donated to a local food bank.
There are lots of good people in our world, and today a
group of local Girl Scouts are praising the actions of one who wants nor
expects praise......the person that bailed them out. All is well and the girls, along with an
entire community has learned what it means to be a good neighbor.
Do you have a neighbor in trouble? Have you recently known of a problem
situation needing help and thought, "I don't want to get
involved." And exactly who is my
neighbor?
Jesus answered the same question when it was asked by
"an expert in the law." That
answer is given to us, too, in Luke
10:30-35. Read that story today and
then pledge to be a neighbor to someone this weekend. It will make a difference for your neighbor
and even a larger difference in you.
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