Why an La. restaurant owner lets one couple dine in during coronavirus shutdown

WAFB-TV9 Baton Rouge, LA ^ | April 1, 2020 | Rick Portier

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If you spend too much of your life focused on politics and the news, you could forget that America is full of heroes.

hear! hear!

[Songcraft]

God bless Melissa Dykes!

Here's a song dedicated to Ruth Jordan, and to all of those good people down there (with the lyrics shown here as sung in this video).

"Take My Hand Precious Lord"

When my way groweth drear,
Precious Lord, linger near,
When my life is almost gone,
Hear my cry, hear my call,
Hold my hand lest I fall:
Take my hand, precious Lord,
Lead me home.

Precious Lord, take my hand,
Lead me on, let me stand,
I am tired, I am weak, I am worn;
Through the storm, through the night,
Lead me on to the light:
Take my hand, precious Lord,
Lead me home.

When the shadows appear
And the night draweth near,
And the day is past and gone,
At the river, I stand,
Guide my feet, hold my hand:
Take my hand, precious Lord,
Lead me home.

Precious Lord, take my hand,
Lead me on, let me stand,
I am tired, I am weak, I am worn;
Through the storm, through the night,
Lead me on to the light:
Take my hand, precious Lord,
Lead me home.

[Vermont Lt]

It’s not even that people are heroic...they are just nice. Most people in the country are nice.

[deport]

Look for some repercussions from some agency.

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

Now this restaurant is thinking outside of the box what a great idea many restaurants won’t survive this but this one will !!!

[edwinland]

Yes. And in these days, that level of nice is heroic.

[redinIllinois]

Great story

Thanks for posting

[jimfree]

Wonderful story.

And, an excellent musical suggestion. I’ve performed this with guitar in church and on nursing home visits. Easy chords, a great piece by Thomas A. Dorsey.

[zeugma]

That is the sweetest thing I have read all week.

Agreed. They are practicing kindness. Kindness can be a powerful thing. Love the bit about singing a gospel song at the end of the meal.