You are literally peddling for Jesus, she said. Pun intended. She was delighted, and I too.
Cold, wet, at risk of hypothermia, arrived after a wonderful day's... ride at what appeared to be, and turned out to be, a godsend gas station truck stop. Beautiful gas stations and truck stops in this region. Nice staff, beautiful facilities. It's a good thing.
Cold, rainy, and dangerous day and Sol and I had literally just arrived and determined that there were outdoor plugs if they would let us use them. When the car with a couple came alongside as I was about to go inside and inquire and hopefully begin to get warm and dry out, I mentioned to them that I was wet cold and tired, and they didn't seem to care. But I'm glad for how it worked out.
For a variety of reasons including wind, but mostly a downward slope near electrical outlets if the manager approved I had just parked.
It was not an obvious location, shielded from most passers by, so they were really drawn to what they had seen.
It's hard to tell in even the longer encounters and this was quite brief, but this seemed to be a direct connection.
I shared for quite a while at their request, and it all boiled down to, Jesus told us how to live for the joyful life of it, no one before or since has, and pretty much everyone before and since has got it wrong. Emphasizing I did, I intend to offend no one, but Christianity is an opposite religion, it's a religion of getting a condo in a city in the sky with golden streets. And Jesus told us not to care what we ate or what we wore. Opposite religions.
This seemed to resonate with exactly what they thought.
Without hesitation they accepted a card, Jesianity.info
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Ps. And no, I'm not peddling for jesus, any more than Jesus was preaching for himself. He was giving himself for our joy and life. As am i, for the joy of it..
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