Have you ever done
a n y t h i n g
j u s t b e c a u s e. . .
Most of the time
we stay away from the
J u s t B e c a u s e s. . .
it was the answer we got when
a real answer didn’t want to be given
or worse
there really was no real answer. . .
or worse, still—
when the envelope was pushed too far
with the final:
B E C A U S E
I S A I D S O !
But there’s another side of the
J U S T B E C A U S E
coin. . .
A lady who attends North Royalton Christian Church,
the small Church I serve
recently received a note in the mail
with the words:
J U S T B E C A U S E
that wrapped around a Hundred-Dollar Bill. . .
the same week I received the same note
with a $25 Giant Eagle Gift Card wrapped inside. . .
the same day I saw a mother and her son
standing in the check out line
waiting patiently for their turn to
pay for their goods;
mom saw her son spying
the candy rack. . .
when she saw him zero in on a
S N I C K E R S B A R
she picked it up and handed it to him
with a huge smile on her face
that matched the one looking back up
and simply said:
J U S T B E C A U S E
It got the
Caring Catalyst
in me thinking:
“W H Y N O T?”
. . .Why not go around
J U S T B E C A U S I N G
others. . . ?
It has to be more productive
more producing
more effective
than merely finding painted rocks
with an email/FaceBook address
on the back
instructing to take a pic
before placing it somewhere else
j u s t
so you can see where it travels
in the to and fro. . .
. . .So while pumping gas
I saw a man
who seemed to be wearing everything he owned
walking across the parking lot and perching himself
on a chair outside of a store
letting the sun shine on his face
as he squinted skyward
sipping on a cup of McDonald’s coffee. . .
I walked over to him
with my $25 gift card and asked him,
“How you doing?”
His response was epic:
“Blessed by the Best!”
“Well, maybe this can make the blessing even better,”
He spontaneously hugged me
. . .thanked me. . .
and I thanked him for the honor of allowing me to share. . .
As I drove away
his face was skyward once again
s m i l i n g
arms outstretched. . .
Have you ever been
J U S T B E C A U S E ‘ D
I don’t want to hear about your
F I R S T
J U S T B E C A U S E
e x p e r i e n c e
I want to s e e your
h u n d r e d and f i r s t. . .
J U S T B E C A U S E
The very simple r i p p l e
you create
is the tsunami
a single person
needs to experience. . .
J O I N M E:
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