i met a funny little man with a funny little smile

he sat on a bench in a park where i walk my dogs

and he was holding a book and was totally absorbed

until Henri my dog sniffed his clothes

startled he looked up and i apologized and the smile that left his face

returned energized and i ask him what he was reading to which he replied,

”the key to everything good in life”

i could see it was a well worn Bible and he asked if i believed and i answered yes, it was taught to me

he said i was lucky and asked if he could give something to me

i wasn’t sure how to answer so i just let it be

he pulled from his coat a little plastic bag and inside were smaller ones with thread that had tags

as he handed me one i was able to see, the tag read ” we are connected to God as long as we believe”

i thanked him and continued our walk and after that day i never saw him again

but in the back of my wallet in a discolored tiny bag is that little string and that little tag

” we are connected as long as we believe”