{"id":3959,"date":"2019-08-05T14:50:30","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T18:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/?p=3959"},"modified":"2019-08-05T14:51:06","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T18:51:06","slug":"viral-photo-chick-fil-worker-praying-customer-people-need-prayer-encouragement-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2019\/08\/viral-photo-chick-fil-worker-praying-customer-people-need-prayer-encouragement-love.html","title":{"rendered":"Viral Photo of Chick-fil-A Worker Praying Over Customer: &#8220;People Need Prayer, Encouragement, and Love&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While enjoying a meal with her daughter, photographer Brittany Calden spotted a touching moment between a Chick-fil-A worker and a customer.<\/p>\n<p>On July 5th, Calden was at a Chick-fil-A in Madison, WI when she saw Stephen Spray, a long-time employee, interacting with a customer. &#8220;Mr. Steve&#8221; then put his hand on the woman&#8217;s shoulders and began to pray for her.<\/p>\n<p>Calden quickly snapped a photo of the two which she later shared on Facebook. \u201cAs a photographer, it was instinctual for me to document this moment,\u201d Calden told FOX 5. \u201cI find myself always searching for things that move me, and this was one of those instances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Calden said the moment brought her to tears. Spray had been wiping down tables during a busy shift, but still took the time to pray for the woman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Steve never fails to walk up to your table and ask how your day is going and always tried to make your day better than it was before you saw him,\u201d Calden said.<\/p>\n<p>An employee of the company for over nine years, Spray said the \u201cSpirit led him to pray for her\u201d despite not knowing who she was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI work at a place where if I\u2019m led to pray for someone, I\u2019m able to do that and I\u2019ll do it right on the spot. People need prayer, encouragement, and love. That\u2019s what we try to do here,\u201d Spray continued.<\/p>\n<p>Calden said that Spray is a true representation of Christ, and we think so too.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D10215822788254970%26set%3Da.2281275623690%26type%3D3&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"619\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While enjoying a meal with her daughter, photographer Brittany Calden spotted a touching moment between a Chick-fil-A worker and a customer. 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