Luck?

A very good friend of mine and his wife have spent a couple days a week, almost every week, for the past year helping the teen group at their Catholic parish. The newlyweds, in their 20's, share their experiences, listen, talk, counsel and help the teens, often speaking one-on-one with a teen needing guidance and a friendly ear.

A couple weeks ago my friend lost his job at a factory. It didn't pay a lot of money as it was, but the loss certainly challenges the young newlyweds.

After picking up his last paycheck, he stopped at a gas station and bought a $3 instant scratch-off lottery ticket. He won $30,000. It's not enough to set him up for life, but it does provide some serious assistance while he searches for another job in this tough economy.

Luck? Perhaps. But I think God was repaying them when they needed help after their countless hours of helping others.

Me, I'm thankful that I'm not trapped 2,000 feet below ground in a mine, hoping that I will be saved in a few months, as the poor miners are in Chile.

God is good. May God bless you.

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