Think About It

Last weekend I was out at a community event in my role as a Law Enforcement Chaplain. These days we are hard to miss – especially when we wear a badge and a ballistic vest with “Chaplain” written on it. During the event, I had someone come up to me and ask if I knew two particular deputies. When I said I did, she asked me to tell them “thank you” for what they had done for her. In her words, because of what they had done, she now had hope in her life. She didn’t elaborate and I didn’t ask what had happened. I didn’t need to know the details, I knew all I needed to know – they had helped her by doing what they did. As I reflected on this incident, I got to thinking about how many times it is has been played out – not just by those in Law Enforcement – but, by caring people all over the world. There are a lot of good people doing good things – not for the glory, but because it is the right thing to do. Often, when the dust settles, people don’t get a chance (or take the opport