Will you watch my laptop?

I was minding my own business, drinking my favorite coffee at Panera (better than McDonalds coffee, by far), when I was interrupted by a lady sitting next to me. "Would you mind watching my laptop?" I smiled and assured her it wouldn't be a problem at all. She was back in a few minutes, laptop unharmed by any of the creepy looking people wandering the restaurant. She thanked me, and I nodded politely. As I was about to leave the same restaurant, a fellow at the table on the other side interrupted me. "Would you mind watching my laptop?" I chuckled. "I'm leaving in 2 minutes, but if you make it quick. . . " He returned on schedule. "Thanks," he said. I mentioned to him the two strange men that had walked past staring suspiciously at the laptop as they walked by, and how I gave them a dirty look and scared them off. I then proceeded to pack up my belongings. I hadn't scared him off by my strange remarks, as he proceeded to ask if he could butt into my personal life by inquiring into what I was studying. I proceeded to tell him that I was working on a Bible study in the book of Romans. He thought for a second and inquired as to my Christian faith. He then proceeded to tell me that he too was a Christian named Ed and was leading a Bible study in Genesis, the great book of beginnings. After a brief, encouraging conversation over our new found commonality, we parted ways.

It's amazing how God used a simple question, "Would you watch my laptop?" to introduce two strangers sitting at neighboring tables and turn them into friends for a moment, and brothers in Christ.

Author's note: The author realizes that although the above paragraph sounded good at the time, it was a poor attempt to moralize a bad story. The author hereby rescinds the preceeding paragraph and promises never to try to redeem a bad story in that manner again! The author has learned a valuable lesson that it's best just to tell a good story about a guy named Ed.

Another comment: I did not mean to imply that my name is Ed by the second-to-last sentance of the first paragraph.