I Met Jesus at the Quick Mart
I met Jesus last night at the Quick Mart. He was picking through the garbage can, eating and drinking what others had thrown away. I asked him if I could buy him some food and some drink. He said yes, and his breath was strong with alcohol (maybe he needed it to stomach the garbage). I took him inside to choose his food. He said, “How much can I have?” I said, “As much as you want.”
It cost me $11.05 to feed Jesus last night. I will never be the same.
November 20th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Categories: OA Stories
Helen said
am November 20 2008 @ 9:25 am
Randy, it means so much to me when leaders ‘practice what they preach’. Thanks for sharing this OA with us.
It sounds like it meant a lot to you too.
Jim Henderson said
am November 20 2008 @ 3:12 pm
you made me cry
ken said
am November 23 2008 @ 8:53 pm
* speechless *
Randy said
am November 24 2008 @ 5:09 pm
Just finished reading Francis Chan’s new book, “Crazy Love”. In it he deals with the end of Matt. 25 and says this:
This was a bit of what I felt, I think. I was so overwhelmed by the moment I didn’t even ask the guy his name. And then I recalled Jesus’s words in Matt 25, and that gave context to my feelings and sense of awe and wonder. I didn’t even want to put this story on the blog because it felt so personal, but others encouraged me to post it anyway.
The other cool thing…my son, who is not a follower of Jesus, was there when this all happened. Don’t know for sure, but based on his response immediately afterwards, I think he saw Jesus there, too. This was another unspeakable gift to me.
Elaine said
am December 2 2008 @ 4:54 pm
you made me cry too.
have I missed an opportunity to feed Jesus?
Randy said
am December 4 2008 @ 7:49 pm
Not sure about you, but I’m pretty sure I missed him in the past. I think I’ll recognize him better now, though.