Near and Far Faith

Lesson 4: Humility is neccesary for any ministry. Saturday night as we hung out in Tent City, Colleen, Crystal and I went over to an elderly lady on a bench. After giving her some food, we asked her if we could pray for her and as we finished she began to pray for us. Not that you can tell for certain, but when she prayed I could sense that she was saved. She had prayed before - she was honest and knew God by the way she talked to Him.

She prayed for me and you know what, I needed it as much as she did. We get so haughty as Christians - like because we know God we're better people (I'm not even going to get into spinning basketballs). Here sat on a bench at midnight in the part of Baltimore that you might visit with your family, someone that I'll know for eternity. Next time I ask God why he's doing what He's doing, I'll be grateful that I'm not asking "Why did you take my home and family away."

I'm not better because I'm saved. The simple difference between me and a pre-christian is that I know what my purpose is and I'm living to accomplish it. And even that gets hairy sometimes. Everyone should get prayed for by a homeless person once in their lives