What to do...

Yesterday John and I went to Turkey Creek to do a couple errands.  He was at Gander Mountain; I was at Marshall's.  When I came out of the store, a young woman was stomping out her cigarette and approached me.  She was red-eyed and rather panicked.  She said she was in a crisis.  I asked what was wrong, and she said her fuel pump was bad and would I help.  Something didn't seem right to me, and with John not being with me at the moment, I hesitated to help.  So I didn't.  When I picked John up, I told him the situation and asked what he would have done.  I had not wanted to give her money, nor did I want to drive her anywhere, just she and I.  So...we didn't help her.  It has haunted me ever since.

Today, when we arrived at Sunday School, John stopped at the coffee pot and greeted a young man:  he was dirty and smelly and was having tough luck.  I went ahead to get us seats, and John kept talking to the young guy.  John came in, put his Bible in his chair, and told me he was going to help the young guy with whom he had been talking (turns out he had a flat tire.)  He was gone 20 minutes or so.  I had to wait a while to get the low-down.  John had driven the young man to the man's grandfather's house.  He had something to sell to pay for a used tire, and his grandfather was taking him there.

Ironically enough, the sermon was on Christian Priorities, and the scripture was the story of the rich young ruler.  Jeff made wonderful remarks and challenged us with his words of wisdom...and those of Christ.  I again questioned my decision yesterday at Marshall's...and thought of John's act of kindness to the man in need today.

We discussed the sermon and story on the way home:  its meaning...the literality of the Biblical story...what we might do in the future as Christians. 

Now:  I'm still not sure of everything.   I still question decisions.   I'm still a little confused.   But, I am thinking, pondering, meditating on the last couple days and our experiences. 

What do you think?  What would you do?  Some things to think about this beautiful day, with a hint of fall in the air.