America's Finest!!

I am watching some old videos of On the Road with Charles Kuralt. What a mixture of people make up this land that I love. From a champion sling shot shooter to a lady who gets up at 5 am and cooks meals everyday in her home for the towns people to come and eat. The ladies who served meals to over millions of service men during WWII who came through her town on a train. Some of these people are unique in their own right, but they all possess one common trait...they are all genuine nice people. Sometimes a rarity in this day and age. Smile at someone the next time you are out...they are leary acting or too grumpy to notice. Why are we all in such a hurry? When is the last time we went and visited with someone? (without a death in the family).Do we have to have a reason to visit someone and learn their story? Getting to know our neighbors is a lost art. What makes America so great...her people. Take time to get to know someone. They have unique stories to tell. We found this out in our ministry. As we visited members, their stories would flow like a river. They would weave a tapestry of stories that made up their life. Sometimes pictures and artifacts accompany these stories. This allowed us a peek into their heart. Some are just waiting for someone to come by and ask about their story. America's finest is the people that make up the land of free and the home of the brave.