I once read that a coincidence is when God works a miracle and decides to remain anonymous. So one of my goals in life has been to give God the credit wherever possible. Here is one such story.
My husband was given a new iPhone for Christmas and had no use for his old flip phone. His sister, a widower, has never owned a cell phone so we decided to gift her with a year of "pay as you go" with his old phone. I went to a bell store to ask how to go about this. There were 3 young sales reps all huddled together working with their own phones. I approached them and asked which one had the most patience since sometimes I have difficulty knowing which questions to ask. A young man, without looking up, said he would help. I proceeded to explain the situation and asked what to do. He was quite helpful, so I thanked him, to which he replied "You're welcome dear." I started to walk away but was struck by his response and returned to ask. "Why did you call me dear?" Upon looking up he said, "I was taught to respect my elders. Usually if I call a customer Mam, they become offended and reply that they are not old enough to be called Mam; so now I say dear. Besides, I do not know your name so I cannot call you Helen." During a long pregnant pause, I thought, I do not have a name tag. I did not tell him my name. He did not look up my account. Why did he choose Helen as a name? Smiling, I told him my name was indeed Helen and thanked him for the "God-incidence." Seeing the questioning look in his eyes, (and the other two sales reps looking up), I proceeded to explain how the universe is all one connected energy which some call God. When that connection comes to our attention we call it a coincidence. Carl Jung called it synchronicity. I call it a God-incidence. This time I thanked him for being open to the universe and gifting me with a miracle.
Experienced any miracles lately? Give the glory to God!
Helen Bonyai
CSJ Associate