My Thanksgiving AHA! Moment
12 Nov 2011 Leave a Comment
Being the big Oprah fan that I am, had to include the Aha! in the title of this entry. However, after you read what happened to me one Thanksgiving season you will understand the Aha! is indeed called for.
I have had several moments in my life that I could call amazing, 
unique, and extraordinary as I am sure most of you have had similar experiences. We are in the Thanksgiving season, therefore, I will share one of those moments that have remained etched in my mind.
About 7 years ago I shoved off to the supermarket to shop for the Thanksgiving feast as many do. This season I remember having taken the day before Thanksgiving off from work to complete my laundry list of things to do. It was early in the morning as I was trying to avoid the late afternoon crowds. There were not too many folks in the supermarket yet.
Looking for nutmeg and pumpkin spice, I strolled into the spice aisle. There was no one there at the time. As I am intently looking, I hear the voice of a woman behind me say, “Excuse me?” I turn around and a well dressed, middle-aged female pulls out a piece of paper from her purse and says to me, “I was led to give you this. Happy Thanksgiving.” I said, “okay, thank you. Wishing you the same.” She left right after this exchange.
I didn’t open the piece of paper right away and continued to look at the spices. Curious, I waited another couple of minutes and decided to open the evenly folded paper. Neatly handwritten on a white sheet of college ruled paper was the following saying:
2 Corinthians 5:21 (NIV)
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
After I read the note, I closed it and looked up. I walked down a couple of aisles to see if I saw this woman. I was in awe by what just happened. The woman was nowhere to be found, but I was left with this warm amazing feeling. Wondering what just happened, I forgot to shop and left the supermarket. Sitting in my car, I pondered what the message meant.
A good half an hour passed, and I was still in the supermarket’s parking lot. This is when my Aha! moment came. For me it meant that we are made righteous in the sight of God.
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In the definition of righteous is – perfectly wonderful; fine and genuine. Yes we are! After 7 years, I still have the piece of paper. As Oprah would say, “you don’t have to be an activist, a scientist, or a composer to make a big impact – I’m a firm believer that anyone can have a breakthrough right in their own backyard.” As for me, it happened in the spice aisle of a supermarket one Thanksgiving season.
Related articles:
http://www.oprah.com/index.html
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+5%3A21&version=NIV
