Every now and then, you encounter Jesus. I got a glimpse of Jesus last night in the face of Shinkee Chung (Daniel). Daniel is a taxi driver who every Sunday feeds the homeless and hungry in Latimer Square, Christchurch. He spends over $250 of his hard-earned cash.
Here’s the video clip from TV3
The cynic might say, some of them take advantage of Daniel. Daniel simply calls these folk "his precious friends .... his family".
Daniel is "a man in whom there is no guile" for he sees no deviousness in those he serves.
It is in Daniel and people like him we encounter the true Jesus - not in ornate churches and repetitive religious ritual - not in demanding dogmas and crumbling creeds.
The apostle Paul said "we encounter God in the face of Jesus". I would add we encounter Jesus in the face of Daniel (Shinkee) Chung.
I also encounter Jesus in the faces of the many friends who offer me a helping hand along the way ... if you are reading this, you know who you are.
2 comments:
Not really related to this posting- but to some of your earlier ones - check out Eddies Izzard's marathon of marathons . . .
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/sep/20/eddie-izzard-marathon-runner
and
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/sep/15/eddie-izzard-charity-run
Very good Frank. I thought you were a coach of some repute
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