The M & YHC served Lasagna, Caesar salad, Garlic bread, desert and tea to 9 great folks this evening. We also sat down and ate a meal with a couple of great guys. God led me to sit down across from a man who will soon be getting both knees replaced and is also slated for back surgery. He’s homeless but should be getting an apartment soon. He’s in his fifties, his wife died 5 years ago and his son just died recently from Fentanyl poisoning. Despite all of this, this man’s faith in God was remarkable and inspiring. Most of you know I’ve been going through a tough time at work lately and talking to this man was exactly what I needed this evening. We each talked about the trials we’ve had to endure, the ones we are enduring now, and the burden of carrying on even when we don’t see a way through. He reminded me that God can get us through anything, and had always provided a way for him even though at the time he could not see that a way was possible. He made it a point to emphasize that we must give God our burdens…..we must release them in order for our good Father to do His work. This has been very difficult for me recently. It’s easy to get trapped in the cycle of obsessing about how you’ve been wronged, persecuted, and how you don’t deserve it. Well, Jesus didn’t deserve the scourging, beatings, the crown of thorns, or the cross but He endured it all willingly to save us all. The least I can do is try my best every day to give him my cares and worries and let His will be done in my life.
I went there tonight eager to bless others, never knowing that I would be blessed immeasurably more in return.
