God leads you even when you are a Scatterbrain.

I forgot something. I realize that everyone fails to remember once in a while, but it is my modus operandi. People know that this is how I am, so they often check and double-check to be sure I know where I'm supposed to be and when.

Yesterday I spent the morning with an older woman from our congregation, and time slipped away from me. When I met with her, I realized that she thought we were spending the day together and not just the morning, and I decided not to let my day dictate hers and enjoy the nice day she had planned for us. About four in the afternoon, I got a call reminding me of a meeting in half an hour. The lovely lady understood that I had to cut our time shorter than we had expected because I had forgotten something. Oh dear, I forgot again! I rushed away,  down the streets of Madrid, towards my car. Madrid is so beautiful right now, so when I got a call saying that we weren't going to meet after all. I slowed my pace from a rush to a stroll. I was thirsty, so I stopped at one of the many sidewalk cafés that dot the corners of Madrid in the Summer. The coke tasted great; the breeze was perfect, and l was refreshed and on my way again to my car. I passed a small group of men talking, and one caught my eye. "I know that guy. I think he used to come to church."  I stopped a little ways from them and watched and wondered if I should interrupt them. It would be a little embarrassing if he weren't who I thought he was. "I have nothing to lose," I told myself and approached the men.

Are you José? I asked. He was surprised and so glad I stopped. We talked for a few minutes; he told me that his spirit was needy, and we promised to meet soon.

Sometimes we think we just run into people and don't see it as something orchestrated from Heaven. But would I have even seen him if I hadn't changed from rushing to strolling? If I hadn't stopped for a drink, would he have been there? I could have walked down a different street and missed him altogether. But no. God even leads when we forget meetings. He is Lord of the Scatterbrains. He's my Lord.