Denver Rescue Mission Thoughts

Were you there tonight Lord?
Were you waiting in line?

Maybe you were the little old black lady dressed up as if she was going to a nice restaurant, yet I could see the street-awareness etched on her face.

Or were you the tall black guy, the funny one who caused a commotion, who asked me if I had a certain Bruce Lee DVD, and who took a couple of extra pieces of bread and an extra bowl of spaghetti on your way out?

Maybe you were the guy who was on his way to Samaritan's House across the street, and had to hurry through the line - get a tray sans spaghetti since they were busy making it to cover the last forty people or so.

Or the tall older gentleman who reminded me of someone famous and who took a long time to eat everything on his plate?

One homeless man, who looked like the tall guy in Run DMC, asked a student to give him an encouraging verse from the Bible. When he couldn't, he gave one of his own. Another one of the homeless men there tonight told one of our students, "We're the least of these. You're helping us, the least of these."

Jesus said, "Whatever you've done for the least of these, you've done it to me."

We served you spaghetti, salad, bread, green beans, and some funky cookies.

And although this morning we got together as a church and sang songs to You, Jesus, the bigger worship service was at the rescue mission tonight.

You were there tonight, Lord.
You were waiting in line.