If you are the only Christian someone knows – what is their impression of Jesus?
If you are the only person they know who attends your church, your school, or works at your place of business – what is their impression of that place?
On Saturday evening Cerwin and I attended a birthday party in Philadelphia for a TFC friend. I noticed a woman in a wheelchair who was totally immobile. It seemed that the only thing she could do was move her eyes. She was well-dressed and appeared to be in her early fifties. Later, I asked someone at our table, “Who is the woman in the wheelchair?”
Our friend replied, “She is the wife of the president of PBU (Philadelphia Biblical University). She has MS, and that is her husband next to her. He is a model husband in loving and caring for her.”
I was so impressed by this person’s description and in watching him care for her, that it gave me a wonderful impression of PBU.
I can only imagine the dreams they had to give up as the illness claimed her body. But, watching them also reminded me of the power and grace that is available to those who totally surrender their lives to Jesus Christ.