Christ in the unexpected

Sometimes Christ turns up in the most unexpected places. Saturday I was walking downtown when I met a young lady and her partner. I had encountered them over the years through community work. Sadly she was much changed. Her hair, once long and lovely, was now shaved back radically--the result of chemotherapy. She greeted me with a frail hug. As I listened to her sad tale she suddenly reached towards me and said, "Your button is undone." She then proceeded to do up the top button on my jacket. Her partner explained that she has been doing up peoples' buttons since she left the hospital. A simple act of caring from one who has experienced much darkness--Christ in the unexpected.