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Good Morning A Spanish friend recently told me a story about a woman who found herself stuck inside a walk-in freezer at the meat factory where she worked. She’d gone in there at the very end of the day to make a final inspection, when the door suddenly swung shut behind her. Frantically, she pushed the safety release button, but nothing happened. Panicking, she yelled for help at the top of her voice, but all her colleagues had gone home.  Once the light has faded you’re in complete darkness. First your hands and feet start to go numb and then your breathing slows down, as hypothermia sets in.  In this case, just as the woman began to give up hope, something totally unexpected happened. The door suddenly opened, from the outside, and she saw the silhouette of the night security guard, come to rescue her.  He explained that she was one of the few people at the factory who didn’t treat him as invisible. Every day, she took the trouble to say ‘hello’ to him when she arrived, and ‘bye, see you tomorrow’ when she left. So when she failed to greet him that evening he knew that something was wrong.  How often does a small act of kindness or respect save a life? Maybe not in such a dramatic way as this, but through raising someone’s spirits or showing them they’re not alone. A smile or a friendly greeting can make a huge difference in ways we may never know. Let’s pray that we can all reach out today to someone who thinks that they’re invisible.