Free lunch

A few things in life are like getting a free lunch. This morning... since I dont have to follow the rules, I decided to park in the front of our building instead of going through the hassle of parking in the deck. I had some great excuse as to why I did this and convinced myself that it was a worthy reason. Well, as could be expected, my 20 minute illegal parking turned in to close to an hour. Then leaving I felt a little terrible that I didnt just go park in the deck but I was okay with the decision because I would still have to pay the $4.50 just for the 50 minutes of parking (thus = justification). As I pulled out ....the arm of the gate was raised with the sign reading 'Booth closed!'
Are you kidding me? This is a good day. I guess everyone likes something a little extra everyonce in a while that we don't deserve....a little humanly grace if you will.
I proceeded out the open gate feeling like I won the Mega Millions, picked the coke bottle with the FREE COKE underneath the cap(I NEVER win this), hit the grandslam out of the ballpark on the 3-2 count to win the world series, and got some personal mail in my mailbox - all in one day!
Wow!
How cool is grace in any circumstance? There are so few...so few times in life where we are given anything we don't deserve. So, of course, these times are exciting. But how much cooler that we can experience that daily and eternally through Christ - the Giver of Grace. What a mind blowing concept that this gift is given freely, daily and without payback expected.
It's like a free lunch. I could be having a great day (I typically have good days if you cant tell - I think it is the perspective thing) and then a friend or coworker and I decide to meet for lunch. We have a great lunch, good conversation and the perfect grilled chicken salad with fresh tomatoes (let's say at Houstons). We maybe even get the brownie to top it off. I go to pull out my debit card only to find out the bill has already been taken care of. That's jackpot! It's not that you take advantage of someone's kindness but it is that you totally didnt expect nor deserve to be treated but you were and the other party really wanted to treat you. This is a 10 on the working day scale. Without even really completing anything you can feel sucesful and rewarded.

It is 10:38 and my day is made. Nothing could make it better.
Well, unless you want to take me to lunch.