The Kindness of a Meal

"... whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me."
― Matthew 25:40

A few weeks ago, I wrote about a woman in Washington who bought a restaurant gift card for a homeless man who asked for help getting something to eat.

Inspired by that story, a woman I know has made an effort to keep gift cards for McDonald's in her car.  She prefers to give the gift cards instead of money to people who are asking for help on the street.

Yesterday, as the woman was stopped in her car at a busy intersection,  an older man was walking between the cars asking for help.  The woman gave him a McDonald's gift card.  He said, "I was hoping someone would give me something to eat."  Then he looked at her in the eyes and said, "Thank you for the love."  With that, he blew her a kiss and walked away.