Mattress

Her name is Barbara. She moved out of the apartment next to mine a few weeks ago. She could not make the rent. The landlord came by several times and I overheard: “I’ll get caught up soon. Just a few more weeks.” I helped Barbara move in a year ago. She and her sister were trying to get an old mattress up the stairs, too big for the elevator, too heavy for them. I took one end and the three of us dragged it up to the fourth floor. When I moved in, I bought a new mattress. The store delivered it, set it on the bed-frame and I gave the men a tip. Now I was at one end of what was clearly not a new mattress, lugging it up the stairs, and I saw the tag that said “Approved for Resale, Used Mattress, Ohio Code 3713.” Every day God lets me learn something.

Go in peace to love and serve The Lord!

Josh