As I sat in a restaurant, I noticed my friend’s eyes starting to drift. I thought he was bored by my conversation, but he asked me to, “hold on for a second.” I inquired about what he was looking at, and he told me that he was watching a customer storm out. I asked him if he was certain, and as I looked out the window I saw her slamming her seat belt on and speeding off. He then proceeded to tell me (because of where he was seated) that all of the waiters were in a meeting and the lady had been seated a long time and never got service.


He was curious to see if the wait staff would notice her discontent as she walked right past the meeting. Unfortunately, they didn’t notice.
He then said something very profound after watching the situation. He said it reminded him of the American Church. How? Well, many churches hold meetings, strategize, and place committees to position themselves to grow. Yet, at the same time, the people that want to “check out” God have not been included, feel judged, or haven’t felt accepted.
The customer at the restaurant wanted to experience the food, but the wait staff was communicating, “I’m sorry, we are busy right now, trying to plan a great experience for you.”
One of my favorite quotes is, “What you do speaks so loud, I cannot hear what you say.” Remember that your actions or your inaction communicates to those around you.

Posted Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
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