QUARANTINE LIFE: FRIDAY THOUGHTS

 

I was one of a few people left in the sanctuary. 

Four women came in to pray. They walked to the front of the sanctuary, formed a circle, and spoke one by one.

 

I watched as the masked custodian waited, then went about cleaning in preparation for the next service. Even the vacuum he used seemed unusually quiet. He wasn’t demonstrative or noisy. He had a job to do, did it well, strategically, and was on his way. He could have gotten in the way of the praying women, interrupted them, made noise with the trashcan liners, or banged the vacuum attachments to make his presence known, but he didn’t. He knew his equipment, respected the space, and didn’t make it about HIMSELF. 

I thought to myself, “He’s serving. THAT’S service”. 

No fanfare, no flash, no audience, just a job efficiently done to benefit others.

There was a lesson in his actions. 

He chose an appropriate time to move. His job was an important one, but he didn't need to be seen doing it.