I was at McDonald's for lunch with my mom last week. We sat and chatted as we always do. I noticed this older lady was sitting near us and seemed to be paying attention to us. As she got up to leave she came by smiling and asked if we were Christian. She asked if I was with my mom. I said yes to both questions. Then she said she would pray for her and produced this knitted cross and gave it to my mom. She told her to keep it for good luck. She asked me to pray for her husband because he only has one and a half kidneys. Then she went on her way. My mom was a bit confused and said 'do I look sick?', which she didn't. We figured it couldn't hurt to have some extra good luck.
Then another man came to sit in the lady's spot. He noticed the cross sitting on the table and started to tell us how he was once given a picture of Mary and being a Christian he kept it. He went on to say how that picture brought him so much luck and even miracles happened to whoever he lent the picture to. What is more interesting is that both these people were Christian Egyptians. They didn't seem to be connected in any way. We have people from all over the world living in the Toronto area.
It was an odd afternoon.
12 comments:
That is a lovely cross and a little extra luck never hurt.
It's been beautifully made, and was surely given with good intentions, and that alone is getting rare these days! Hope it brings your mum good luck! Valerie
I guess that is why I still have the crucifix hanging on a beam in my living room.
Quite an interesting and unusual encounter! That cross is quite lovely.
look beautiful!!!
Wow that is really serendipitous :)
Keith that is exactly what it was, thanks for the perfect word!
That really is interesting. Very sweet of her to have given your mother the cross.
Wow, I love this story, Christine! Yes, it doesn't hurt to have that cross for good luck or just for comfort!
Wow very cool story, I remember my dad a pair of sun glasses at a park once. He looked for quite a while and then right next to a four leaf clover he found the glasses. Also nice blog following!
I love Toronto!!!!
Wow, how crazy is that? No coincidences, right? xoxo
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