This message is dedicated to every grandfather out there.

An Unexpected Stranger Speaks Up

I pulled him close and reassured him that he had done a wonderful job, and that God certainly wasn’t mad at him.

Just then, an elderly gentleman from another table slowly walked over.

He leaned down, gave my grandson a friendly wink, and said warmly, “You know something? I happen to know that God thought that was a great prayer.”

My grandson looked up, surprised.
“Really?” he asked.

“Cross my heart,” the old man replied with a smile.

Then he leaned closer and added in a playful whisper, nodding toward the woman who had complained:

“Too bad she never asks God for ice cream. A little ice cream is good for the soul sometimes.”