Monday, May 21, 2012

He looked at me.

Some people feel... God is far away.
But He is with us everywhere.

Years ago, driving out of an overly-crowded slum in China, I passed a man begging on the street.
I had just "finished" my work.
The kids were waiting for me to come home.

I had no time to stop.

But looking in my rear mirror, I saw him... all alone in the crowd.
I told myself I could not turn my car around. Too many people. Too narrow of an alley.
So I ended up abandoning my car in the middle of the slum.
I had to see his face.
I had to run back.

"Do... you... have a place... to stay?" Catching my breath, I kneeled down and asked.

"Yes. I do." The beggar said.

"Do you need anything? Want something to eat?"

"I am not hungry. Why did you stop?"

"Have you heard of Jesus? I just don't want to miss him."

The man looked at me intensely. Really Intensely.
He gave me a smile. I smiled back.
He waved me goodbye.

Once again, He found me.

A year ago, I posted an article: "My surgery and her Christian Dior Dress". Since then, there has been a growing number of people asking me to write about my story in China.    

But these are not my stories. 
It is God's story in the disguise of the poor in China.

"Lord, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you a drink? And when did we ever see you sick or in prison and come to you?" Then the King will say, "I'm telling you the solemn truth: whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was ME, you did it to ME." (Matthew 27:37-40 MSG)

Welcome to "My moments with God"- the re-telling of a forgotten God in every ignored person in China. 

May you see and find him,
the way He saw me and found me.

God is near... waiting to be found.

2 comments:

  1. Can't wait for the progressive revelation...he made my heart beat for his too. Please write again soon...

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  2. I love hearing about your God-sightings. Reminds me to look for His burning bushes in my daily walk. Keep it up please.

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