BreezySnow
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I may get some razzies for this one, but I don't particularly care. I wrote this one a while back, but think I'll post it here too.
Parable
by Meop79
I'm not as young as I used to be. I guess that was why I decided to go to church this last week. I found the perfect church. It was beautiful; all of the people that went there seemed kind and, well, perfect. I figured it would be the perfect place to see what I'd been missing. It didn't take them long to figure out I was anything but perfect, full of sin, and living with my regrets.
They asked me to leave.
On the way out I saw an older guy resting just outside the door. He said they hadn't even let him and his dirty, ragged old clothes in. I was in an unusual mood after just getting kicked out of the church and figured if they hadn't liked this guy maybe he was worth knowing. So, I invited him over for dinner. We talked in the car and the guy was really cool, funny and full of interesting stories about his travels. I stopped by the store and picked up some steaks, charcoal, and a six pack and we cruised back to my place. I lit the charcoal and we sat back to talk over a couple beers.
The guy was so cool, he told me about all of the things he'd seen. How he'd rescued a kid who was lost in the woods. He'd calmed him and talked with him while they walked back to town. He said he'd never been one for fame and so while everyone was paying attention to the kid he slipped out and kept on traveling. He told me about a time he'd been hiking through Nevada and had helped a little old lady change her tire on a rarely traveled state road and how she'd thanked him and given him a ride into town. He told me story after story, all of the places he'd been and things he'd seen and how he always tried to make people's lives better wherever he went.
He talked about a little girl's life he'd saved and showed me some old pictures of him before he'd left to go on the road. He was actually a master physician. Famous in his day, he was able to save that little girl when no one else had known what was wrong.
When the steaks got done we ate and talked some more. I said I'd like to be his friend and learn more about him. I told him about my life and the cool things I'd done (not many), and the times I'd screwed up (a lot), and my hopes, dreams, and aspirations. He listened the whole time, offered sage advice, laughed with me, and commiserated with me about the failures and pain. We drank the last of the six pack and he said He'd like to be my friend and that even though he traveled a lot he'd stop by often and hoped he'd be welcome when he returned.
I said he would always be welcome in my home; I shook his worn, hardworking hands and realized I had never even asked his name. I stammered an apology and asked his name as he was leaving.
He just smiled and said, "My name's Jesus and I'd be very happy to be your friend."
This one I guessed the ending!
