Encounters with the divine

I think a fair bit about how I see God in other people. In all the ways that people act unselfishly that serve as reminders that we're all this together!

• Someone had been struck by a Metro train and so I was unloaded at the stop next to that one and was told that there would be a shuttle to the next open station. After patiently waiting for the bus for a while, I announce that I was going to walk the mile to the next station. One guy who had been actively investigating the shuttles on all of our behalf said he'd walk with me. An older gentleman then asked if he could come too. The three of us talked about our day and our lives for the twenty minute walk and then shook hands and left each other. It was a special moment of appreciating the humanity of the people around me without any specific purpose.
• I had two young women who were Mormon missionaries ask me about my religion and I shared with them. They were open to my religious experience and I was open to theirs. Neither of us tried to convince the other, we just shared a moment of connection as people of faith.
• I slipped in the dining room at work and spilled much of my plate of food. As I worked to find a broom, a student grabbed a plate and started picking up the beans and corn that had landed on the floor. She demurred when I thanked her and made it clear that it's what she would appreciate if she had been in that situation. What a beautiful reminder of how we should all act. 
• At a podcast being taped at National Geographic, a friend asked an employee how we could get a copy of the Race issue. The employee went to her desk and gave us her personal copies.