torrential downpours and smells on the trolley

I'm not sure if many of you were awake this morning or had to succumb to the torrential downpours in Philly, but I sure did. I looked outside in the morning to see rain- the kind where the old man is really snoring. So I decided on pants to traverse the rain. Well I soon came to find out that not only was it raining, but there were many newly formed lakes and rivers as well. As I traversed these to get to work, I quickly became very very wet. So much so that once I got to work I was soaked all the way through and was leaving a trail of water everywhere I went. I was not fully dry until about 2-3pm. 

May God be like the torrential downpour in our lives. Inescapable and undeniable, so much so that our encounters with Him leave us soaked through to our bones. 

On a different note, I was on the trolley home this morning and there was a man who was smelling quite foul. One girl on the trolley noted that wherever the man went the mob of people moved to the other side of the trolley. Except for one girl, she just stood there and didn't say anything. I happen to know this girl from passing and I know that she's a Christian. What a witness she was to me today. I hope that when I am encountered by things that this world is repulsed by, I can stand and know that the Lord loves all. Now this girl did not talk to the guy or give him a hug or anything that dramatic, but to me the act of standing her ground (quite close to the man) was an example of personhood. That this man is a human and though he might have circumstances that make him repulsive to the world, there is someone that can see him for who he is. 

Matthew 25:37-40

 ³⁷"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? ³⁸When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? ³⁹When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
 ⁴⁰"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'