Those Random Encounters
So this morning I'd like to talk about some of those convoluted, “random” meetings that we all have Several years ago, before we retired, we were helping at the Japanese church in Sydney Australia. Because the church building has "National Heritage” status, it's quite a beautiful icon in the neighborhood. One day, I happened to be standing at the back of the service, when a very distraught-looking woman came rushing into the church. I looked around frantically; nope, everyone was looking the other way, completely engrossed in the worship service. I threw her a “Christian” body block and led her away to a quiet place away from the action. "Is this a church?” she practically yelled the question, her hair askew and dark eyes blazing. I led her to a quiet place on the steps, and I explained that yes, it is indeed a church. In fact the service is going on right now … in Japanese. Ignoring the explanation, she finally locked eyes on me and...