Evolution of Love

When you loved me,
I reveled in your love.
When you loved me,
I abandoned my friends.
When you loved me,
I gave myself to you.
When you loved me,
I loved you right back.

When you hurt me,
I would look on in silence.
When you hurt me,
I would love you.
When you hurt me,
I would open my heart.
When you hurt me,
I would say sorry.

Now you hurt me,
I talk back.
Now you hurt me,
I do not care.
Now you hurt me,
I close my heart.
Now you hurt me,
I hurt you back.

Now you say you love me,
I toss my head in disbelief.
Now you say love me,
I snort loudly.
Now you say you love me,
I ask you "really?"
Now you say you love me,
But I don't know if I love you.

Miracles

I met Jesus today. Honestly! I was in tears and sick at heart today, walking on a sprained foot to work, listening to Dream Big. I had all these thoughts running through my mind and so I decided to stop at the church on the way.

About a half mile away from the church, at the traffic light, I met a man on a bicycle. He stopped and said hi. I replied and started walking on. He asked me if I wanted his bike and I replied asking him what he would do if I took him up on his offer. He laughed and said, he would walk the rest of the way. And he was serious! he really wanted me to have the bike! I declined and made to walk on. He stopped me and asked me if everything was okay with me. That was when the tears started! I was horrified! here I was sobbing in front of a total stranger at a traffic light! He hugged me, calmed me down and asked me what was wrong. I told him the whole sordid tale, which I cannot reveal here. After the story ended, he prayed for me and I begun to feel better almost immediately. He gave me a tiny book filled with uplifting bible verses that spoke directly to my heart. And he preached! for twenty minutes, we stood at the traffic light and talked like old friends. When our conversation ended, he went west, I went north. I turned but I saw no trace of the man. I got to the church but it was closed. That was when I started realizing that I had met Jesus.

Answer this one question for me. what are the odds of meeting a random stranger in another country thousands of miles from home who knows exactly what to say at exactly the right time to lift your spirits? For me, this was no coincidence, but a miracle. He answered questions that have been plaguing my mind for months! Sometimes we ask for a sign, any sign. Jesus couldn't have given me any sign greater than Himself. I am blessed.