Beloved, Let Us Love One Another

My sister's husband was sharing a story with me about a couple of homeless people he had encountered, when he began to cry. The spirit of God had moved on his heart with such compassion, that to tell the story still brought tears to his eyes. The story went like this: He went to lunch with two of his co-workers. As they pulled into the parking lot he saw a homeless man yelling at his wife outside the Taco Bell. Ignoring the couple he and his friends went in, ordered their food and sat down. A few minutes later the homeless man and his wife came in and sat down next to them. My brother in law had only recently given his life to Jesus and his co-workers were unbelievers. So he was a bit uneasy when the Spirit called him to pray for this couple. “What will my friends think?” went through his mind, but the Spirit of God was strong and my brother in law was obedient. He asked the man if he could pray with him, and then he laid his hands on the man and asked God to take care of his needs. He said the power of God was so strong at that moment it was as if there was no one else in the restaurant. He was aware only of God's presence and this man. He had completely forgotten about the two co-workers who were sitting next to him. When he finished praying he said one of the man's teeth fell out of his mouth and landed on the table. He said it was an extremely uncomfortable moment. My brother-in-law reached into his pocket and handed the man some money. After he did, his co-workers each took out what change they had in their pockets and offered it to the man as well. When God speaks of love, this is the love he speaks about. Love your neighbor as yourself even when he is a dirty, poor, homeless man.