Good Morning, I heard a story recently that left me so inspired. A lady was filling up her tank at a gas station when another woman came out of the gas station, tripped, and fell. The first woman walked over to help this lady stand up. As she did some things fell out of the other woman's purse. She helped her put those things back. She discerned that the woman was more than a little distraught, and asked, “What’s wrong?” The woman said, “We’re leaving.” She and her boyfriend had just broken up. Her life seemed to be crumbling around her. She said, “We’re trying to get out of here. I don’t want my daughter to see me this way.”
The first lady put two and two together that this woman had come to gas up her car, but didn’t have enough money for the gas. She continued to have a conversation with her and, as she did, she walked over to the gas pump and stood between the mother and her daughter, who was in the car. She took out her own credit card put it in. She helped her get gas. I though it was a beautiful picture of real time, in life, helping someone who was in a helpless moment. She was just bringing some encouragement to her. That’s what we are called to do. In Matthew twenty-five Jesus told a story in which it’s the end of times. As people are all called before God, He says, “Come and enter into my kingdom because when I was thirsty you gave Me something to drink. When I was hungry, you fed Me. When I was naked you clothed Me. When I was in prison you came and saw Me. When I was in the hospital you came and visited Me. Now enter into your reward.” All the people looked around at each other thinking, “What? Lord, we never saw You in the hospital. You are God. We never went to prison, why would You be there? What?” In Jesus’ story He continued, “Whatever you did for the least of these brothers of Mine you did for Me.” I love one particular story of Mother Theresa in Calcutta. She was cleaning out the wounds of a person who was sick and dying. The scene was grotesque. While she was attending to the dying person, a rich American tourist walked by. He was authentic and honest as he said to her, “I don’t think I could do that for a million dollars.” Mother Theresa replied, “I couldn’t do it for a million dollars either, but I’ll do it for Jesus.” The smallest acts, a cup of water in Jesus’ name, a dollar bill, a hand -- all of it counts and God remembers. Many of you may know the story of a pianist who was playing a recital -- a very important one in his career. It was to be a launching pad for him. When he was done the people went absolutely nuts. Everyone was standing in ovation except for one guy on the front row. A reporter from the Times could tell that the pianist was a little bothered that this guy on the front row wasn’t standing, clapping, and applauding. The reporter wanted to encourage him because it was an unbelievable performance, so after it was over, he went backstage and said, “Son, that was amazing. You need to know that tomorrow you will be famous.” The reporter from the Times is raving. The reporter from the Washington Post was raving. In the New York Times you are going to have an amazing article. You will be famous and your whole life is going to change. That was the performance of a lifetime. It was unbelievable. Don’t let one guy get you down. That was amazing. The pianist said, “That one guy was my teacher. I was only playing for him.” `In our lives we play for an audience of one. He is Jesus, the Risen One, our Savior and Lord.
In Christ,
Brown
"If you've never meet the devil, it's because you and he have been going the same direction. You just change direction by turning to Jesus and start obey him in life and you will meet the forces of hell head on!" - Adrian Rogers "No physician ever weighed out medicine for his patients with half so much care as God weighs out to us every trial. Not one gram too much does He ever permit to be put on the scale." -- Henry Ward Beecher
Thu, 30/10/2008 - 2:16pm The mortal remains of Rev Fr Bernard will be laid to rest on Oct 31st 2008
The mortal remains of Rev Fr Bernard will be laid to rest on Oct 31st 2008 at the St Vincent's Church Bhubaneshwar at 10.AM.
Fr Bernard now lives in heaven, interceding for the Kandhamal Christians. Fr Bernard a native ofFr Bernard a native of Tiangia village, Kandhamal district, suffered the violence and humiliation inflicted upon this helpless Christian community by the radical extremists.
posted in: Current Issue, Persecution, East India
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Thu, 30/10/2008 - 12:00pm More SAFFRON TERRORISTS are deatined in connection with bomb blast
Mumbai-30th OCTOBER 2008
The Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Tuesday night arrested retired Major of Territorial Army Ramesh Upadhaye and RSS worker Sameer Kulkarni for their alleged role in the Malegaon blast case. Both were produced before a Nashik court, which remanded them to custody till November 11.
Upadhye, who was a BJP worker till 2002, alleged before the court that he had been beaten by the ATS officers during questioning. He told the court, “You can see the marks on my body. I am a patriot and have no role in the blast. I am ready to co-operate with the police and even undergo narco tests.”
posted in: Current Issue, Religion, West India
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Thu, 30/10/2008 - 8:52am Indian Church remembers Fr. Bernard Digal, martyr of the faith in Orissa
by Nirmala CarvalhoArchbishop Cheenath of Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar emphasizes his "tireless" work on behalf of "persecuted Christians," and his devotion to the Virgin Mary. His fellow religious stress his "virtues and ability to forgive his persecutors." Tomorrow, the community's last goodbye to the slain priest.
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