Discipline

God was definitely in discipline mode today and I'm so thankful He was. Here's the scene: I went to Almeria this morning to get a credential for the Camino de Santiago. I finished up around the Cathedral area and was craving some McDonald's fries. When I reached McDonald's, there was a homeless man at one set of doors asking for change and feeding some pigeons. I used the other set of doors and went in, ordered my fries and sat down to read "The Irresistible Revolution" - a book about Christians LOVING the people of this world. I'm sitting in my chair facing the doors where the homeless man is and a guy who just put in an order comes walking by me, heading towards the front doors. He's got a cheeseburger in his hand, he opens the door and gives it to the homeless man. He comes back inside and sits and eats his food.

Wow.

Talk about showing love. The realization came to me... that notion had never even crossed my mind. How sad is that? Feed the hungry. I had walked right past this man and probably even thought "oh good there is another set of doors so I don't have to politely refuse to give him some money." And I am sitting there reading a book about Christians breaking away from the posh, political side of church to get out and actually meet and affect people. I am thinking "yea, I love people... I rock" and then PUNCH right to the heart. What a simple action that absolutely made that man's day and made him feel LOVED.

God, THANK YOU for continuing to show me ways to love You and Your children. THANK YOU for calling me out. You are so good.