Sunny called it a Divine Appointment when we met yesterday. I wholeheartedly agree. He had this aura about him as he walked up to me at my day job asking permission to bring his friends in later to sing Christmas carols. "That's over my pay grade," I answered, informing Sunny I would call for a higher authority. Something inside me nudged me to ask, "Are you a pastor?"
"Yes I am," Sunny answered.
We chatted a bit more while Sunny waited for a manager to assist with his request. That's when I seized the moment to ask Sunny for prayers for my new release of "Live Long and Prosper." The prayer was moving. Sunny spoke with one of our leaders at my day job about singing Christmas carols while I assisted others needing help. When the conversation was over, Sunny approached me one more time and offered one final prayer that came with a hug. At the conclusion of the prayer, Sunny told me he was going to fill up Kinnick stadium with prayer warriors sometime next year directed towards our community including the patients at our local children's hospital which overlooks the field of our beloved Hawkeyes, the same field where 70,000 fans pause at the end of the first quarter to offer a wave to the sick kids watching from the 12th floor of the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, the best seats in the hospital.
Sunny had no clue about my efforts to help the sick kids at the local hospital with proceeds from my book and audio sales. What he did know is that God wanted us to meet and the appointment was Divine. I've heard it said that singing is twice praying. It's good to know there are people like Sunny who want to spread good cheer in a world that sometimes gets so busy that we forget the reason for the season. Have a great day.
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