Mountain View Rendezvous

Frederick

Destiny? Providence? or just Coincidence?

Paul and Mark at Mountain View --

This afternoon at about 11:30, Paul sent me a text message that he was up from Fredericksburg in Frederick on a job and suggested lunch. I had my phone on Airplane mode and never saw the invitation. Then, walking home from work at about 4:30 PM, I tried to open Evening Prayer on the iPhone as I came out the Post Gate at Rosemont. I saw Paul's message pop when I turned on the iPhone as I waited at the light to cross Rosemont. I put the iPhone up and crossed. Unbeknown to me, Paul sat at the light on Rosemont and recognized the "man in the fedora" as I crossed. Once across, I pulled out the iPhone and wrote Paul that I was sorry I missed him, and then I saw another message that said " Need a ride?" I figured that it too was from about noon because Paul knew my truck had been disabled. I messaged him asking if he was still in town and had just sent it when I got my answer. Paul had pulled his truck in the parking lot at the Pizza Hut a block down from the gate and hailed me along my route. He had been delayed by a half an hour on his job--A job that I had guided him to on our last Rendezvous here about two months ago. I too had left work about 30 minutes later than I had planned, as I had some last minute work come up. So it was that we, by strange chance or Providence, had our rendezvous. A good place to dine? The best in Frederick according to my beloved: Mountain View Diner -- for a hearty feast on Ascension Day. Laus Deo -- for his many good gifts.