Talks on trains

A man struck up a conversation with me on the train. He asked: “Why are you here?” So I told him. “I’m a preacher telling people about Jesus.”

Now, this usually does one on two things, it either shuts the conversation down and that’s fine. Or it make the conversation more interesting. On that day, it was the later.

In the end, this fellow, who wore a yamaka, and I discussed who Jesus is. I asked him: “Do you believe the Torah and the Prophets and the Psalms?” He replied: “Sort of.” Well, long story short (it’s ok to sigh in relief) – it was a very pleasant conversation and in the end, we both got off at the same stop and he saw me from a distance and shouted “Goodbye rabbi!” He blessed me.

Just now, as I did my Psalms for today, I read this:

“Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul. I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue. If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me!” Psalm‬ ‭66‬:‭16‬-‭20‬ ‭ESV‬‬

This ⬆️ is the call. Engage in conversations in which we point to Jesus. It is Jesus who intercedes at the throne for us. It is Jesus who performed the greatest act of steadfast love, on the cross. Blessed be God indeed!