Hello
As is her role as police dispatcher and call-taker, Antonia Bundy answered the call and rendered help where it was needed. But her caller presented an unusual request.
“You had a bad day at school?” she asked the young boy on the line. “Yeah, I just called to tell you that.”
Nine times out of ten, such an admission might be met with a scolding for wasting police resources. But for Bundy, something seemed different enough to take a different tack.
''When he told me he was having a bad day and I asked him what was troubling him he told me that he had homework," Bundy explained in a local TV interview. "And at that point, I was able to determine that it was more of a 'I need help with homework' than an actual emergency."
Fortunately, Bundy was cheerfully up-to-the-task. "I've always been good at math. All the way through high school I enjoyed it. So it was something I was very happy I could help him with." Bundy walked him through an arithmetic problem, calling it a nice break in her busy day.
As it turns out, her decision not to scold the child paid off, as he seemed to be aware that his problem did not qualify as an emergency.
"I'm sorry for calling you,” he said. “But I really needed help."
Bundy’s response?
"You're fine. We're always here to help."
‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’ Jeremiah 33:3 NKJV
It doesn't matter how small or insignificant the request might be, God is always ready to listen to what we have to say. I believe in the power of prayer. I am late with this particular devotional because I've been on the phone today. I have an elder that works with me in the church where I pastor, and he is quite literally fighting for his life today.
May I ask you to join me in prayer today for my friend Jerry Juhl? I have known Jerry for a good number of years and I dearly love him. I know that God loves him even more than of his friends and family do, so I thought I'd ask you to lift up my friend today whenever you are able. Thank-you for considering it. May God be preciously close to us all as we head into this weekend.
Have a great day and God bless!
