Sweet Friend

Last year, after our Tuesday morning Ladies Bible Study, several of us women began to go to a small, locally owned Mexican Restaurant after Bible Study. The first day there, I told our server that we would pray before we ate, and asked if we cold pray for her also. Over the next months, we got to know two servers there, Vanessa and Cynthia, sweet young women that we developed relationships with. We prayed for Vanessa's daughter, Cynthia's mother, both their neighbors and sisters, whatever they needed. One day, they asked that we pray for the cook, who was angry. We gladly prayed, and hoped our food would be OK. We began to look forward to seeing the girls every week, and they were always glad to see us. When we walked in, we were hugged and greeted like family.
This fall, Cynthia did not work on Tuesdays. We missed her, but continued to enjoy seeing Vanessa. Mid November, we took a break from Bible Study. Well, this Tuesday, after study, we went to the little restaurant, and we were greeted by a very excited Cynthia. She hugged us and said that she had missed us and was very glad to see us. After she took our order, I asked if she had anything special we could pray for her. She said, "No, I am going to pray for you. I am so glad to see you again." So, when Cynthia brought us our food, she stood next to the table and prayed over us. She thanked God for us and said that she was grateful because we always made her happy when we came in.
The whole restaraunt became very quite as she prayed.
I was so touched by this sweet expression of friendship. I am also excited to see that sometimes just an offer to pray for someone can create such a bond.