Tuesday, February 28, 2023
“Surprise Someone Today!”
Surprise someone! What a fun challenge during the Lenten Season. In my original notes for this year’s Prayer Devotion and Challenges, I had scheduled today as “Surprise a Leap-Year Baby”, mostly because our peeps born on February 29 would never expect a flood of Birthday wishes on the day before their appointed day.
But after thinking through this Challenge, I realized that few of us actually know a Leap-year Baby, so I expanded the surprise to include anyone. Why? Because none of us expects a surprise today. Most of us are thankful that Monday is gone and Tuesday carries little expectations, unless, of course, it’s an election. Most people will move through their day with little or no expectation of anything special.
We can change that. We can make a difference for a friend, neighbor, family member, or colleague. Oh, we don’t need to spend money to surprise anyone. The surprise could be something as simple as a phone call or a personal visit. But we could also invite someone to lunch or dinner, schedule a date or activity with someone, or complete a task for a friend or neighbor.
The doors are wide open on today’s challenge. Let’s give someone a special surprise today!
“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.” (1 Thessalonians 5:11, ESV)
