Love Ya

I do not attend church but I do believe in God… like many she’s a God I cannot see and I am often quite amazed and awed at the signs she sends to me. Usually I see no-one when I walk in the early morning dark but today a young couple was sitting on a bench on the edge of our city park. They looked so happy sitting there I wondered if they were newlyweds I waved and as I passed by…”Love Ya” they both said. Love Ya…when I heard those words I was immediately taken aback and though I did not know this couple “Love Ya too” I instinctively hollered back. Those two words were the extent of our conversation… lasting only as long as they were said. But for the rest of my walk I was smiling as ‘Love Ya’ echoed in my head. I was amazed how these simple but beautiful words spoken by strangers along the way could cause such immediate joy and influence my day. Continuing my walk I noticed a man coming toward me…soon he’d be passing me by So filled with the confidence joy instills…I thought I’d give ‘Love Ya’ a try. He said good morning as he passed…and the moment he turned his head… Good morning, have a nice day and….Love ya…is what I said. Our conversation was over quickly…lasting only a short while and I’m pretty sure once his initial shock wore off I saw that old man smile. Instead of heading home I ran back to the bench to thank the couple for the love they chose to share but when I returned they were gone… which made me wonder…were they ever really there? Or perhaps they were two angels… sent down to say a ‘Love Ya’ just for me…. A reminder to me to spread some love from a God I cannot see.