Rainbow Sprinkles. You know what I’m talking about. Those
little burst of colors that dust your melting ice cream or dot the frosting on
your slightly over-baked cupcake. You don’t eat them because of their taste,
because in actuality, you can’t really taste them and they are quite small. You
eat them for their look. They’re pretty. They’re there for the happiness
factor. The variety of bright colors just adds a little bit of cheer to your whole
experience. You can’t really taste them, but their brightness makes you smile. Rainbow
sprinkles. So simple…so small. But they can make such a big difference to the
way you view an ice cream cone.
I’ve been learning to look for ways to give rainbow
sprinkles to other people… little things that bring a smile to their face. They
don’t have to be big. In fact, they shouldn’t be. They’re just little bursts of
color…little dustings of joy that bring a smile to someone’s face and brighten
their day. They say “I care about you” and “I’m thinking about you.”
Things like reaching out to someone that’s hurting. And
that’s everyone. The nerdy kid that gets straight A’s. The popular diva that
constantly smiling her bleached teeth smile. The hot guy who always seems to be
having the best time. The person who always has answers to everything. The preacher
who’s life seems so perfect. Everyone. The people you love the most. The people
you hate the most. Everyone’s hurting.
Rainbow Sprinkles. Like making a kid feel special by
noticing and taking interest in them. Cooking a meal for someone who’s sick.
Inviting some lonely person out to coffee.
Singing at the nursing home. Or, if you don’t sing, talking to the
patients. Sending a handwritten note to someone who is going through a hard
time.
All of these seemingly “little” sprinkles can bring such
immense joy. Most importantly, however, rainbow sprinkles show Jesus’ love
through us.
It’s wonderful that all these people want to change the
world. I’m totally for doing big, hard things for God. I just don’t want to
ever forget to small, everyday things that I can do to bless others.
