My New Found Friend

Jim Baggett
101N. Green St.
Doniphan Mo. 63935
1-573-996-5161
My New Found Friend
By
Jim Baggett

I was taking a coffee break back last spring and the waitress had just filled my cup

for the second time. As I was adding sugar I noticed Ms.Garnet Hunt walk into the room.

As she was looking around as if she was trying to find someone than she looked at me.

How are you today she asked? I am find I replied, how are you?

Well she said I am doing Ok , Is your name Jimmy?And do you have a lawn care service?

Why yes I said: can I help you with anything? Please have a seat.

Thank you I believe I will, How well do you know these two men setting here with you?

I have known them most of my life I said. Do you know Bobby and Brad?

Smiling Ms. Hunt said better than most do! I have a question for you boys

Looking at Brad she said this should be easy for you! You are a farmer.

Then looking over to Bobby saying you should know the answer also because you

raise and sell horse's you know about hay and grass don't you?

And Jimmy you cut grass for a living one of you men should know the answer.

Bobby spoke up first and said what’s on your mind today Ms Hunt?

Well can one of you tell me what is in the seed that gives it life to grow?

She then asked to barrow my ink pen and I gladly lent it to her, taking the paper

place mat from under her cup she drew a picture; drawing a line across the page

saying lets pretend this is the ground now lets draw a circle below the ground this is

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the seed now boy's she said we plant the seed then it will sprout and grow.

We see here that the roots grow down as she drew on the paper, then the plant grows

up out of the ground toward the sky.

But my question is this, what is it in the seed that gives it life and makes it grow?

Now the three of us new Ms. Hunt taught school for several years at the high school

not wanting to be wrong we were slow to answer in fear of being wrong.

Slowly she looked at each one of our face's, Bobby said something to the fact that

first it being a seed it would need some water and are maybe some rain before it

would grow are even sprout. Even though this was a fact she replied is it the water

that gives it life?

Brad being the quit man he is was not saying a word; he was just setting there smiling!

Well Brad ? Ms. Hunt asked what do you think?. Aw I am not for sure, it takes all the

right things to make it grow. It first has to be planted into some good ground then there

has to be some rain or water added to it, but I think it takes it all!

Bobby then turned to me and said ask Jim because if it don't rain soon the grass

around here will all be turning brown and he will be crying the blues looking for greener

lawns to mow, with out water the grass won’t grow will it Jim? Smiling as if he had

just out smarted the teacher and got away with something! Taking the heat off of himself.

The question now was given to me! Yes lets hear from you Jimmy what do you think?

What gives life to the seed and makes it grow said Ms. Hunt

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As the three of them was looking my way waiting for my answer I smiled and said.

The answer you are looking for is love! With confusion on there faces they looked

at me and then at one another, then almost at the same time said; love? Yes love

Better yet let me say this it's JESUS for JESUS is love.

You see through love all things are a gift from GOD as he gave to us his only son.

JESUS is life and nothing has life without him. Yes it takes water and good ground

for things to grow but for it to have life it takes JESUS!

I then said Ms. Hunt I have known who you are for years but I have not had the chance

to get to know you! Would you be my guest at Church next Sunday morning?

I am the pastor at the Living Word Christen Center on Washington St. here in town.

As I watched her eyes light up as the smile grew on her face, she said to me I think

your right Jimmy, I think you are right! And yes I'll be your guest Sunday see you then.

And as Ms. Hunt walked away I knew through the love of JESUS I had once again made

a New Found Friend! And with JESUS our friendship grows.

By Jim Baggett

Story ID:	1676
Written by:	JIM BAGGETT (bio, contact, other stories)
Story type:	Story
Writers Conference:	$100 Best Inspirational Post Contest
Location:	Doniphan MO. USA
Year:	2006
Person:	Ms. Hunt