How is Your Pitch?  By Laura Carson.

Recently an acquaintance from church shared a short story.  Her job is delivering meals to seniors.  One particular day a lady’s dog got out and ran over to the driver and suddenly bit her leg.  Thankfully, the bite was not deep!  The dog’s owner was able to finally wrangle him back into her house.  The woman was clearly upset and flustered (and a bit embarrassed, she was sure).  After the door was shut, the delivery gal left the meal on the woman’s porch.

Through an open widow the woman yelled, “This won’t work!  Just don’t deliver here anymore!”

But the delivery gal knew these meals are important to low-income seniors.  Plus, sometimes this may be the only human contact they have.  The driver suggested the woman keep her door closed and the food could be left on the porch.  Then the lady could retrieve it after the driver was gone.

“No! “, came the harsh reply.

Not wanting to upset her client further, the driver smiled and waved as she left.  The driver prayed as she walked to her vehicle and in her mind, she heard,

“How is your pitch?  Stop.  Pray.  Regroup.  Then try a different way.”

That evening as my friend was reading her Bible, some verses from Colossians really stood out to her.  Colossians 3:23…

“ Put your heart and soul into every activity you do, as though you are doing it for the Lord himself and not merely for others.”

And also, Colossians 4:5 (TPT,) …

“Walk in the wisdom of God as you live before the unbelievers, and make it your duty to make him known.  Let every word you speak be drenched with grace and tempered with truth and clarity.”

On the next delivery day, the driver went to the store early before her route.  She purchased a Styrofoam cooler. She also picked up a small bouquet of flowers at the market.  Before driving to the woman’s home, she placed the meal in the cooler with the flowers and a note on top of the cooler.

The driver firmly believes her work is her mission field.  So, she had been praying more for this client ever since the dog incident.  She also prayed for guidance as she wrote this note to her:

Dear Mrs. Randall,

Please do not be upset about last week.  Your dog was only protecting you.  My leg is just fine.  I want to continue delivering to you.  God bless you.

~ Your delivery driver

When my friend returned to the yard where the delivery vans were stored the dispatcher approached her.  With a huge smile on her face, she asked, “What did you say to Mrs. Randall? That woman has never been pleasant when she has called.  And she called in today because she wanted to tell your boss how kind, caring and polite you are.“

My friend returned the smile as she said, “I just changed my pitch”.