I was just thinking of you

Former President Harry Truman was famous for the long walks he took. Those were simpler days when he could take a walk like everyone else. One evening Truman decided to stroll to Memorial Bridge on the Potomac. While there, he grew curious about the mechanism that raised the middle span of the bridge. Making his way across the catwalks and through the inner workings of the bridge, he suddenly came upon the bridge tender, eating his supper out of a tin bucket.

The man showed no surprise when he looked up and saw the most powerful man in the world. He just swallowed his food, wiped his mouth, smiled, and said, "You know, Mr.. President, I was just thinking of you." It was a greeting Truman never forgot.

If the Lord Jesus showed up at your work place today, could you say, "You know, Lord, I was just thinking about You"?

The Truman story is told in David McCullough, Truman (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992), 623, and recorded in Nelson's Complete Book of Stories, Illustrations, and Quotes by Robert J. Morgan.

Thought life; Meditation; Lordship; Prayer