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Several months ago now, a faithful man of God was
accidentally killed while jogging with his dog in Robbinsville. At the time he was killed, Steve Mayer was
the superintendent of the Robbinsville, NJ, school district. When I first met him, he was the principal of
the brand-new Grover Middle School that my frightened, learning-disabled
daughter entered as a seventh-grader. The
next two years were as close to miraculous as anything I have seen as the
learning environment built by Principal Mayer empowered Ruth to fully and
enthusiastically engage in her education.
When Mayer was killed, one of the many anecdotes that became
public was his philosophy to make someone’s day, every day. It was something he practiced and something
he shared with his family.
Now, as Steve Mayer’s fellow heirs of faith living on this side
of the kingdom during a dreary New Jersey winter, we have the privilege and the
pleasure of following Mayer’s most excellent advice. The Apostle Paul has observed that the time
is short (I Cor. 7:29). It seems to me
that today, and tomorrow, and every day thereafter provide wonderful
opportunities to make someone’s day. It
need not be a grandiose gesture of munificence.
We simply do not know how a kind word or simple act of kindness might
manifest the kingdom of God to a soul in need of the Lord’s gentle touch.
Steve Mayer is now among the cloud of witnesses cheering us
on. May we give him something to cheer
about as we follow his example in honoring our Lord.
