[Oe List ...] A Story

[Susan Fertig]

I think that is one of the gifts of the Spirit Movement that intrigued
me from the beginning-the audacity to "see" people and offer them the
chance to "be" and "do" who they were.

 

Susan

 

Susan Fertig-Dykes

(personal email account)

 

 

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is
the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1 ESV

 

 

On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Jack Gilles <jackcgilles at gmail.com>
wrote:

Dear Colleagues,

Thought you'd enjoy a story of a unique encounter from Friday night.

Judy and I were visiting Salvatore Caruso and Dianne Greenwald in
Boulder for a night after our stay in Denver. They took us to "Pearl
Street", a section of town that is just pedestrian with all sorts of
places to eat, street performers, fancy shops and just a great place to
'people watch'. The three of sat on a bench while Salvatore found a
parking place. Shortly an older lady came and sat next to me. I said hi
and we struck up a conversation. Soon Salvatore joined us and I could
tell by her accent she was hispanic. She was from Mexico City, but had
lived in the States for many years. She asked us to guess how old she
was, and she looked late 60's or early 70's. She is 87 and what energy
she had! She told us she takes hikes in the hills and she really takes
care of herself. Then she told us her name is Magdalena and she was a
concert pianist. Her kids are also musicians and play in different parts
of the country. She lives in a retirement community in Boulder that had
a pian
 o in the lobby which was neglected so she gave them her piano which she
said was worth $200,000! We weren't sure if she was telling the truth,
but nearly was a street performer who regularly plays an old honky tonk
piano where he lays on a rock and plays for the crowd.

We asked if she wanted to play and she said yes. So we took her over and
asked if he'd let her play. At first he said no, saying he often gets
'nuts' who want to play, but after standing for awhile while he played
he finally got up and invited her to play. She got on the rock and then
she started to play. Although the piano was out of tune she proceeded to
play an incredible medley of fantastic songs; latin, jazz, and
classical. It was absolutely amazing! A crowd gathered and started to
put money in his jar as she just played and played. You could see her
agile fingers fly across the keys. The player just sat and let her play
on, enjoying his break and loving what was happening. After about 15
minutes she was done and everyone applauded.

So life, through a chance encounter, produced for all a moment of
mystery and magic. Clearly a visit by an angel!

Grace & Peace,

Jack
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