laughs with me
and cries with me
and...”
“i’m an agnostic, ma’am.”
“wow! an AGNOSTIC?
a real AGNOSTIC?
uhm, tell me sir,
do you have any problems?”
“yeah, i’ve got a lot of them.”
“tell me one.”
he squatted down beside my window
and looked in as he said,
“i’m so insignificant.”
his face was sober
and his voice was so bitter
as he said,
“i’m so insignificant.”
“sir, me too.
i’m just an ordinary girl
but Jesus adds a lot to my life.”
and i began sharing Christ with the attendant
‘til the gas started spilling out over the car
and he ran
and grabbed the pump
and washed off the car
and . . .
“sir, i’m really going to have to go.
i’m afraid i might miss my plane.”
suddenly, i saw this dirty, grimy hand
reaching through the window
i didn’t care if it was dirty —
“brother,
i’ll take your hand.
i’ll walk with you
in the name of Christ
i’ll love you to Jesus.”
he looked through the window at me—
“you know, lady,
for the first time in my life
you’ve made me want to believe.
thank you.”
i’m going where He goes . . .
will you?
and He’ll be there beside me.
the love for which He died
is all i need to guide me.
and He’s my gold . . .
is He yours?
and my silver brightly shining. . .
He writes the music
on a quiet summer morning.
i’m an ordinary girl in a big world
but i’m going to change it —
God and i
and love.
“yes sir, i’ll walk with you.
and you, ma’am.
and you.”
you and i together,
we can make it
believe with me in the world where you live.
i need you,
and God needs you.
God is so good
i was flying to florida just recently
and i was seated next to a surgeon.
“sir?
you know what, sir?
i know you would find this hard to believe
but do you know what i did at 5:00 a.m.
this morning?
i just happened to awaken out of a dark sleep,
and sir, i just lay in bed and cried.
because you see, sir,
i am a Christian
and Jesus is the Lord of my life.
and sir,
i’m so glad that He walks with me
and that He even chose to invade my life
and live in my humble apartment
and laugh with me
and cry with me
and understand me.
sir,
do you know what i did at 5:00 this morning?
i just slipped out of my bed
on my knees
just to weep out my love for Him.
i love Him, sir.
He is more than just a great God high above,
He’s the Lord of my life.
He puts His hand on my shoulder
and He wipes my tears.
i hear Him laughing when i laugh,
i feel His silence when i am silent.”
the surgeon turned and shook his head and said
“young lady,
some people might laugh at you,
but i’d like to
