[They didn't teach us that one at training camp]
"I like my tears. I really do. I like them. Actually, I love them"
Okay, I'm thinking, this is awkward. A homeless lady is talking to me, the girl who can't cry…no matter how hard I try, about crying.
"My tears remind me of Jesus…
of how faithful He is…
Because every time I've cried,
He's always been there.
When my husband left, I cried, and He was there.
When my sons died, I cried. He was there.
Now, every day, as I sit here on the side of the street, He is here.
And at night, when I sleep on the corner, He is here.
I like my tears. I like them.
They remind me that Jesus is here."
And I didn't really know how to respond.
Because once again, it had hit me: Maria had more faith than me.
The grown homeless lady in my arms was teaching me about Jesus.
Again.
And I call myself a missionary?
Maria is stunning.
She has a broken leg because she is kicked in her sleep at night.
She has one blanket and one outfit.
She has no family.
No shoes.
No money.
No home.
Nothing.
But Jesus.
And boy, does she have Jesus.
The first time I met her, I met her because she stopped me, as I walked down the street.
Unlike every other homeless person, she didn't stop me to ask me for anything.
She stopped me to pray for me.
"I asked God to send me someone today, a brother or a sister I could pray with,
and then I saw you and knew you loved Jesus too.
I knew Jesus sent you."
Simple faith.
That day, she prayed with us.
For us.
And we prayed with her.
For her.
Everything about it was beautiful.
We sang praises to the Lord.
So many of them.
And since then, we've hung out with Maria every Saturday.
And every Saturday, her faith blows me away.
She has nothing.
But Jesus.
She isn't trying to live a life where Jesus is enough.
Her life is proof that Jesus is enough.
Today is Maria's birthday.
So in her honor, I just wanted to share a little of her story.
She is truly one of the most beautiful women I've ever met.
Her faith would blow your mind. It blows mine a little more every day.
I guaruntee you that as you read this, she is sitting on her corner,
singing praises,
thanking the Lord,
because He is good.
He is faithful.
Even when you have nothing,
He is faithful.
I want faith like Maria's.
Please keep Maria in your prayers today.
She wants nothing but all the prayer she can get.
Thanks for all the support and love.
Abby 🙂
