Morning bus ride with God
I decided to read my Bible on the bus to work because I decided that reading God's word is more important that sleep. I had a rather eventful 30-minute journey.
A lady got up the bus and sat at the empty seat beside me. I had my earphones on and was reading my Bible. At the corner of my eye, I saw her holding a novel but she was crouched over, sniffing occasionally and not reading. I was a little uneasy because she was emanating a sense of sadness; I thought she was crying, or at least something was bothering her.
I knew the Holy Spirit was prompting me to do something but I just kept fighting it because I was afraid of embarrassment. Finally I did offer her a packet of tissue but she just smiled and declined my offer.
Lesson learnt? There's seriously nothing to be embarrassed about. So what if I'm reading a Bible in a public space? So what if my bookmarks sound/look cliche? All these things are my beliefs and shouldn't just be treasured privately/secretly. Similarly if I feel something should be done/offered to a stranger, I should do too because I never know when I'd be entertaining angels.
It's just a start.
shouzhen lived 23:09
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