Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
-1 Corinthians 15:58


Employees of a large supermarket chain were challenged by a guest speaker to put their personal signature on the job. A few weeks later, the guest speaker received a call from 19-year-old Johnny, a bagger from the supermarket she had spoken at. He proudly told her he was Down syndrome and proceeded to tell his story.

"At first I didn't think I could do anything special for our customers because I'm just a bagger," said Johnny. "Then I got an idea! Every day I come home and find a thought for the day." He would print it out, sign the back, and put his thought for the day in every customer's bag and say "Thanks for shopping with us."

A month later, the store manager called the guest speaker to tell her about the transformation his store had gone through. Johnny's lane was three times longer than all the others—no one was willing to change; they all wanted his thought for the day. The whole store was filled with a wonderful spirit of service . . . and all because Johnny chose to make a difference.*

Flourish where you are, and make a difference in the world with what God has given you.

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The grass is always greener wherever you water it.
-Anonymous