"Many faces will pass before me and if I am
not wary enough to look deep into his eyes and know who
he is, then does that mean I am guilty of not believing
in what I say I believe in." Linda
May
I saw him
sitting on the curb, a quiet man dressed in
clothing I had never seen before. His face was
dirty and his hair lay down across his
shoulders. His beard seemed to cover a hidden
beauty and I sensed a breathtaking restlessness
stirring within myself when I looked at him. I
stopped and asked him what his name was. He did
not answer. As I stood there looking at him I
noticed he wore no coat for warmth, nor did he
have shoes upon his feet. His piercing blue eyes
seem to mesmerize me at he stared up at me. My
heart pounded as I watched a tear roll down his
cheek. Something stirred inside of me and I felt
such a desire to reach out and touch him, to let
him know somebody cared.
I took my coat
off and wrapped it around his shivering
shoulders and watched as the color of warmth
returned to his face. I sat down next to him and
digging into my purse I removed a sandwich I had
not eaten earlier and handed it to him. I felt a
jolt of excitement enter my body when his hand
touched mine when he reached out and took the
sandwich. He bowed his head and whispered some
words I could not hear, then he slowly ate the
sandwich. His hands were the softest hands I had
ever felt before and I felt like grabbing and
holding them forever. I handed him a bottle of
water and even though I didn't know this man, I
didn't want to leave him. But he'd been so quiet
I wasn't sure what he was thinking so I stood up
and started to walk away. I felt something-warm
touch my back so I turned around to see where it
was coming from. Tears stung my eyes when I saw
an aura of light had engulfed this man and he
smiled at me. I fell to my knees and reached out
to touch him. I leaned as close as I could,
needing to feel something I did not understand
and knowing I could not walk away from this
moment.
He slowly got up from the curb
and stood in front of me. Our eyes met and never
had I felt such a strong desire to know a
stranger as I did this man right now. He placed
my coat back around my shoulders, then kissed me
on the top of my head. My body felt void of the
pain I had endured throughout my life. My heart
ached to know who he was, to know if he really
was who I thought he might be. As if he had read
my thoughts he spoke to me with a voice I would
never forgot.
"You have been blessed
today my child. You are a good person. You gave
me clothing to give me warmth. You gave me food
to fulfill my hunger. You gave me water to
quench my thirst and you shed tears for me that
my Father in Heaven and I will always remember.
God bless you my child."
He walked
away and as he did my life no longer felt empty
of what it was I had been trying to find that
was missing. The truths my own father had taught
me my whole life had come to pass in a way I had
never imagined. I remember my father's words as
clearly as the first time he ever spoke them to
me. "Be wary of turning your back on a
stranger in need," he said, "for he may
be the One who will see that you get into
Heaven." The stranger, who really was no
stranger at all, walked from my sight, but as he
did I came to realize that during the few
moments of my life spent with him, he had filled
all the empty spaces of my life with the
everlasting presence of his Glory. Praise be to
God for he is ALL.
~ Linda
May Spivey~Bjorklund~
© Copyright
2004-2005-2006-2007
"The time will
come to pass when we are judged for who we are,
what we have done in our lives and who he knows
us to really be." Linda May
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