Holy Encounter – A Course in Love and Crock Pots

A recent trip to Dallas and then New Orleans felt like an interlocking chain of miracles!  A few weeks ago I heard the prompt to drive to Dallas to meet with ACIM groups in the area.  I stayed with Virginia, a Mighty Companion who studied the course with me 10 years ago.  I connected with Judy (pictured in this post), the leader of a group that has been studying the course together over 15 years and meets about 10 minutes from Virginia's house.  They started off studying ACIM and are now studying A Course of Love  (ACOL) - which continues the teachings of ACIM. They welcomed me warmly to join their session on a Thursday morning.  I felt so inspired with this meeting that we agreed to have another session together the following Monday.  So much love!!

During our lunch on Monday after our group session someone asked, “Where are you going next?”, and I shared that I was headed to a family reunion where I wasn’t quite sure what the easiest way was to cook grits for 90 people… perhaps crock pots would be helpful.  Debbie, the host for the ACOL meetings mentioned that she had two of them to give away. The next day I drove toward Louisiana with two crock pots in the back seat!   Yummy batchs of slow cooked grits later the reunion is complete with 2 crock pots to share and 2 huge trays of left over cole slaw.

Called a local food bank and was referred to Pamela McKay.  She provides food every Wednesday to those in need in Covington, LA.  When she stopped by to pick up the coleslaw she said, “I received guidance from God that I was to serve Him by having this food pantry and that everything would be provided” … e.g. food and utensils.  “I didn’t know what food we would be having for everyone this week, but I knew God would be providing it. I trust God to provide it every week. Now this week I know we are having coleslaw for lunch.”  Someone just donated a building for her kitchen- and now she has “tools” from God - two crock pots. She is delighted.

She also recently received donated land so she could have a community garden. “I am in so much joy following His command. I do exactly what He tells me no matter what anyone else says. God gave me this name ‘God’s Unchanging Hands Feeding Ministry’ because He never changes, and no matter how many people tried to get me to change it I said this is what God wants it called. I just don’t worry about anything because I know He will handle it."

Visiting Virginia, an ACOL meeting and crock pots from Dallas to God’s holy purpose in Covington, LA all part of the interlocking chain of forgiveness- interlocking chains of miracles until it is remembered that it is all a spectacular miracle.