I was watching a person at a restaurant the other day.  He had a significant scar behind his ear.  You could still see the stitch marks.  I wondered what trauma he had been through recently to warrant brain surgery.  Last week at the doctor’s office, during my 3-hour wait, we tried to pick out which patients had wigs.  It was a big office shared by other doctors with other specialties so not every one there was a cancer patient.  We thought we were pretty accurate in our count…but you never know.  That is the truth.  Look around you at any given time and you never know what people are dealing with.  To see me walking around at a store or a mall you would never know I have battled cancer.  Most people cannot tell I have on a wig.  The ladies, I met along this bumpy road through cancerland do not always look sick either.  You never know.

I guess my point is that we do not really take the time to notice details.  Our lives are so busy we just go through the motions and never really take stock of the people we come into contact with daily.  That is a sad thing. If you look in their eyes sometimes, you can see the fear or the sorrow.  You can see the battle within or weariness.  Sometimes people are angry and bitter…or lonely.  Our world has such a different effect on each life.  When someone has the joy of the Lord, you can see that in their eyes too.

Next time you are in a public place with many people take a minute to notice.  Look at them and in their eyes.  Then pray for them.  Smile at them.  Talk to them.  You will be surprised at how much it will touch their hearts because…you never know.