I went walking this morning while Scott was swimming. As I was walking, I cut a fellow off who was trying to pass me, when I moved over to let man coming the other way pass. When I turned to apologize, he began to walk with me. We had such an interesting conversation. He works at as a guard at USP. He told me that he had left work at about 6:30 a.m. He caught up with me at just before 7:30 and he had another hour and a half to walk before he got home. I asked if he walked both ways to work every day and he does! I would guess he makes between $75 and $100 dollars a week for five twelve hour days and a five hour walk each day.
As we were walking he noticed my badge and ask if I was worried about getting back to God. I told him that I was living the best I could and ask if he was worried. He indicated that he was and that is why he attends church. I asked if he felt that his church was helping him get back and he hung his head and told me no. I had no pencil, paper, nothing to take down his address, so I asked him if he ever saw young men with white shirts and ties who also had a badge like mine. He said that he had. I told him that the next time he saw one of those young men that if he would go up to them and say, "I want to know how to get back to God" that they would help him. Oh, I so hope he will follow through. I will look for him again and I will be prepared.
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