We didn't realize what we had done until Monday afternoon. There was no time to pick it up then. But we returned to the site Tuesday afternoon, and found the staff had graciously set our umbrella aside, waiting for us to retrieve it.
And would you believe.... the place that did this was a poker room?
You may think of poker players as greedy cutthroats, out to take whatever they can by any means necessary. But we give credit to the Arrowhead Poker staff (and by extension the regular players) for leaving that sort of conduct at the table. Outside the game, we haven't seen them act that way.
Even a child is known by his actions, by whether his conduct is pure and right. - Proverbs 20:11
In our era of blogs and social media, reports of bad conduct by a person or business can travel very quickly. So it's important for all of us to treat each other with courtesy and respect -- even poker players.
By their fruit you will recognize them.... Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. - Matthew 7:16-17
Jesus's harshest critics had to create trumped-up charges to have Him arrested, and eventually crucified. That's because....
....God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how we went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him. - Acts 10:38
You may not be able to heal anyone physically. But are you trying to do good today -- even when you're at a poker table?
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