Greg and Alexis

Ok I have to dedicate a blog post to two inspiring guys that I met a little while ago.

About a month ago I was over at my friend's house and I was taking the bust back home. I noticed a homeless man at my stop. He was getting ready to go into traffic because there was a red light (he was trying to collect change from drivers), I was looking at him and he looked at me and I smiled, he smiled back and started walking, as he was walking I said "God bless you!" and he kept smiling. A woman at the bus stop started talking to me about being kind and the importance of kindness and it was nice. The man came back and started conversation with me, he told me his name was Greg and then he asked me if I went to church, where did I go to church, if I had a strong faith, questions like those. We had a wonderful conversation about God. He told me he lived on a tent in the park, he showered every 2 days by the park right across the street and he got food from the church that he goes to. I had a wonderful time talking to him but my favorite part of the conversation was when he turned to me with tears in his eyes and said "this world is nothing! Do you know why we have to suffer? It is because Christ suffered for us on that cross." Holy cow that spoke to me SO MUCH!!! This man who has nothing compared to me was telling me that his sufferings are nothing compared to what Christ suffered, do you know how inspiring that is? (If you have no idea how much Christ suffered on the cross than I suggest you find a bible and read how they describe it in the gospels, that or watch The Passion of the Christ, believer or non-believer I assure you, you will cry.) He told me several times to not conform to the world, this world is nothing compared to life with God, IT WAS AMAZING!!!!! A middle aged homeless man cried in front of me and these were not tears of sadness, these were tears of gratitude. I cannot describe how I felt at that moment.
BUT!
That's not the only friend I made that day. So my bus came and went, whatever, I was doing more important things at the moment, getting home on time could wait. As I was talking to Greg, another friend of his came up to him, his name was Alexis, he was a little younger but also very faithful. We spoke some more about God and about his greatness and we talked about the bible and our favorite books in the bible. Here I was standing with two men who have less material things than me but their faith was amazing, they loved God so much!! That's exactly how I want to be, whether I live in a mansion or in a tent in a park, the one thing that can only change for the better is my love for Christ, my love for God!!
You think your life is hard? Really? My dear, try carrying a cross for miles and miles, try being beaten and humiliated for hours, try having your best friend deny you, try having your father turn his face from you because you are so filthy with sin, sin that you never committed. If the God of all had to suffer, who do you think you are not to? SUFFERING IS NOT BAD!! The testing of your faith develops perseverance and if you have no faith I believe that suffering brings faith.
I want you to listen to this song because it is amazing and it makes me think of Greg and Alexis, my homeless friends from whom I learned that no matter where I go in life, God is better than any blessing and any obstacle. Thank you Greg and Alexis, thank you for your unfailing faith. I wish the whole world could meet these guys.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOOFAaUGfRE