This was originally posted on Facebook on Dec 21,2021.
Dear friends,
as some of you know, I am hospitalized with Covid. I was super miserable this morning, physically and emotionally. But God sent me someone today, and I just have to tell you about it.
The hospital chaplain came in (with just a mask, instead of mask, face shield, gown, gloves, etc.) He got a very startled look on his face when he realized I was a Covid patient, but he stayed and ministered anyway. 30 years in the Army. Four combat tours. Asked what I was reading. (With God in the Crucible: Preaching Costly Discipleship, by Peter Storey.) We got to talk about the book, he read some of it, and we talked about God and His dealings with us. He told me he got to meet Bishop Desmond Tutu, who wrote the forward. And then he prayed with me.
This man SHOULD have beat a hasty retreat. Unclean! That's what you do when you come across a leper. You Run. Just like in the Matrix when you meet an Agent. You Run... But instead, he drew near, and ministered. What an incredible way to love a stranger. Thank you God, for this man. Who made a visible calculation to risk his life and health to be with me here. To be Jesus to me.
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