Two weeks ago, my husband and I invited my daughter and her husband to go to dinner with us because we had received a “birthday card” in the mail for a dinner at a local area restaurant.  It said that if we purchased one dinner, we would receive another one of “equal or lesser value” for free.  Ordinarily we would not have used this card, but my son-in-law had just received word of an exciting job offer in another state, so we wanted to celebrate and go somewhere where they had not been before.

Both my husband and son-in-law ordered exactly the same dinner, and my daughter another dinner.  I, on the other hand, decided I could not eat that much food so I opted to get a wrap with one side–on the lighter side–which I barely finished.  We then ordered two desserts to share.

However, when the bill came, the waitress had deducted my “wrap” instead of the dinner of equal or lesser value.  When my husband questioned her, she said it used to be done that way.  Now their policy was to deduct the lesser meal.  Although my husband explained that my order was technically not a dinner, she would not back down.  We paid the bill and sadly left.

The next day I sent an email to the restaurant and explained that we were not disappointed in any way with the food–just the wording on the card–and felt “cheated” by the way the waitress handled our questions.  When I further noted that we had purchased three regular-priced dinners and that the waitress had deducted mine, they immediately apologized and sent us another card in the mail.  My husband and I plan to go back to the restaurant, and we will order two lower-cost dinners and bring any leftovers home for another meal.

As I thought about this incident throughout the week, the more I realized that God does not make us feel lesser than in His eyes.  He created us in His image and He treats us with the same unconditional love that encourages us as we daily walk in our faith with Him.  Let us continue to walk with Him throughout our journey and treat one another with His love.

Until next time, blessings on you.