Days of Elijah...
...i wonder what those were like anyway?
Ok, so I've put in my two weeks notice at Hampton Inn. Their response? "Eh, we suspected it would happen." WHATS THAT SUPPOSE TO MEAN!? Am I that obvious. Eh, yeah, guess I am. My first day at A&E is Sept 7 and the more I think about it, the more I see how blessed I am to get the position. It's just about everything a college graduate could ask for in benefits and work environment. When I ran some paperwork downtown yesterday, one lady said "wow, thats a great company to work for. You're going to love it!" Ok, so it was only one lady probably paid to say such things, but it impressed me :)
Ok, so you know how weird things are witnessed in the hotel industry? Well I gotta story for you. Why this man comes stumbling through my lobby doors at 9:30pm, with krispy kreme donuts and milk in hand, and comes up to my desk? He shows me a key card and proceeds to slur to me "Um,......I don't know what hotel I'm staying at." I stare at him blankly trying to figure out if he hit the bottle too hard or if he's a little slow. My first reaction was a little irritation. Why doesn't this guy have his act together enough to know what hotel he's in? Man, he is in a messed up situation. I asked him a few probing questions, but their was no resolve. He wasn't my guest, so in a small ploy to get him off the property I told him that he is probably a guest at the InnTown Suites and sent him on his way. I watched as he walked out, stumble past the bush-wall and on to the hotel. Then it occurred to me that the hotel's office is closed... oh well.
About 20 minutes later, another gentleman enters the hotel carrying krispy kreme donuts and walks up to the front desk. "Oh boy, here we go again." He said "Hey, there's this guy who just knocked on my door and he doesn't know which hotel he is in. Is this your key?" Then I explained that he came in earlier and I thought he was at the InnTown. Appearantly he wasn't. So I volunteered to call LaQuinta Inn and ask them about the key. I identified the key to them and they said that was their key. The guy thanked me for my detective work and walked back out. He went out to the man, took him by the arm and walked him over to the LaQuinta to make sure that he made it home alright. Unbelievable servitude! All I could think about is how much I should have been the one to take on that attitude.
I even felt a little ashamed. My priority was to get a neusence off the hotel property. The other guy's priority was to comfort the man and get him back in a safe place. I don't know if the second man was a christian or not, but he showed me a little bit of Christ's character. Because of his example, my new priority is to worry more about Christ's perspective than hotel security.
May God grant me His perception of everyday life, so I know where to plug in and serve.
Because of the Messiah who showed compassion.
Potter
Ok, so I've put in my two weeks notice at Hampton Inn. Their response? "Eh, we suspected it would happen." WHATS THAT SUPPOSE TO MEAN!? Am I that obvious. Eh, yeah, guess I am. My first day at A&E is Sept 7 and the more I think about it, the more I see how blessed I am to get the position. It's just about everything a college graduate could ask for in benefits and work environment. When I ran some paperwork downtown yesterday, one lady said "wow, thats a great company to work for. You're going to love it!" Ok, so it was only one lady probably paid to say such things, but it impressed me :)
Ok, so you know how weird things are witnessed in the hotel industry? Well I gotta story for you. Why this man comes stumbling through my lobby doors at 9:30pm, with krispy kreme donuts and milk in hand, and comes up to my desk? He shows me a key card and proceeds to slur to me "Um,......I don't know what hotel I'm staying at." I stare at him blankly trying to figure out if he hit the bottle too hard or if he's a little slow. My first reaction was a little irritation. Why doesn't this guy have his act together enough to know what hotel he's in? Man, he is in a messed up situation. I asked him a few probing questions, but their was no resolve. He wasn't my guest, so in a small ploy to get him off the property I told him that he is probably a guest at the InnTown Suites and sent him on his way. I watched as he walked out, stumble past the bush-wall and on to the hotel. Then it occurred to me that the hotel's office is closed... oh well.
About 20 minutes later, another gentleman enters the hotel carrying krispy kreme donuts and walks up to the front desk. "Oh boy, here we go again." He said "Hey, there's this guy who just knocked on my door and he doesn't know which hotel he is in. Is this your key?" Then I explained that he came in earlier and I thought he was at the InnTown. Appearantly he wasn't. So I volunteered to call LaQuinta Inn and ask them about the key. I identified the key to them and they said that was their key. The guy thanked me for my detective work and walked back out. He went out to the man, took him by the arm and walked him over to the LaQuinta to make sure that he made it home alright. Unbelievable servitude! All I could think about is how much I should have been the one to take on that attitude.
I even felt a little ashamed. My priority was to get a neusence off the hotel property. The other guy's priority was to comfort the man and get him back in a safe place. I don't know if the second man was a christian or not, but he showed me a little bit of Christ's character. Because of his example, my new priority is to worry more about Christ's perspective than hotel security.
May God grant me His perception of everyday life, so I know where to plug in and serve.
Because of the Messiah who showed compassion.
Potter
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