Last week, I was stopped at a traffic light when a man approached with a paper coffee cup. As he walked toward me, I reached over to my wallet to see what I had handy.

Seconds later, I dropped a $5 bill into the cup and wished him a better day ahead.

His smile lit up my heart.

“It’s already better,” he responded. “I found out today that I have a place to move into at the end of the month.”

The light changed and I carried on. But his words rode with me.

Heaven knows what he’s been through. And what he would experience between that night and his move-in date.

Our paths crossed in the most unlikely way. I had actually driven to the wrong Tim Hortons to meet a friend. Had I gone to the right location, I would have missed out on this deeply meaningful moment.

Earlier that day, I had another encounter that........

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