call•me•jonah

I was at work downtown. And these street evangelists are always running around handing people tracts and shouting through megaphones. I get a real kick out of it. I'm thinking, here are some fellows who act boldly on what they believe. I don't know if they're right, but by god they've got guts. And i dig that. Well usually they let us alone, but this guy must have been new or something because he approached our valet stand and began talking to kim. Then he turned to me and asked me "how are you and Jesus doing?" To which i replied "well i don't know about myself, but Jesus is probably doing alright." Then he asked that question "do you know where you'd go if you died tonight son?"

"i guess only God knows that"
"not for the Christian, see the bible says that by faith..."
"right by faith, it's a matter of belief"
"Christian's believe that the holy spirit allows you to know"
"funny i was just talking about this with my girlfriend"
"well good that's good, son what's preventing you from praying a prayer with me right now asking..."
"i appreciate what you're doing, but i don't believe it works that way, you can't just pray a prayer"
"pray that the holy spirit will open your eyes"
"i guess i'll just have to wait for God"

then kim handed me a set of keys.

"i've got to run"
"thank you for your time"

i would have enjoyed a prolonged discussion with this man. Though not too prolonged, i doubt either of us was going to convince the other of anything. But sometimes i wonder if these crazy street evangelists are the right ones. Their certitude definitely speaks volumes.