Missional Living

Pastor has been preaching the last few weeks on the four foundational values of Christian Life Center. These are:
1. Loving God
2. Loving others (These two always remind me of the Gaither song, "Loving God, loving each other, making music with my friends")
3. Missional living
4. Spiritual formation

He states in his blog, "Missional living at its best is being God's hand reaching out to others."
This reminded me of something.
It was about 3:00pm on the first day of school. At a pharmacy in Brooklyn a young African American boy was at the checkout counter with various school supplies. The cashier had rung up the purchase and he was carefully unfolding one dollar bills that had been crammed into his pocket. He was dressed in what looked like a school uniform. As he unfolded the last dollar he had, and counted it was not enough. He had to decide what to leave behind - first came the package of pens, then a notebook. The man behind him in line, dressed in jeans, witnessed what was happening. He picked up the package of pens, took out his wallet and paid for them, returning them to the boy's pile.
As the man was exiting the store, he saw an older model car, being driven by an elderly gentleman, pick up the young boy and drive him away.
This is missional living.
(This is a true story)