BUS RIDE WITH JESUS

BUS RIDE WITH JESUS

Late one night at a bus stop in Ohio,

I met Jesus or at least he told me so,

We decided to share a seat,

In order to keep each other company,

He asked me where I was headed for,

I told him anywhere but here, I can’t take it anymore,

But probably to the Northwest, maybe start anew,

I turned to Jesus and asked, “What about you?”

“Oh, I’m just along for the ride.”

I found something peculiar in how he replied,

For hours and hours we discussed life’s theories,

Mostly mine, due to the fact his was ancient history,

He told me all the things the Son of God would,

His main advice was to live by the golden rule, as all should,

Although Jesus didn’t look the part,

I certainly took his profound words to heart,

I found the man quite engaging, he spoke in a firm yet gentle tone,

When I woke the next morning, I found myself in the seat alone,

I asked the lady in the seat next me if the man sitting here got off last night,

She just looked at me and asked, “Honey, are you alright?”

“Since Ohio it’s been you and only you over there.”

Baffled by the moment, all I could do was swear,

Swear that I shared a seat with a man, who proclaimed to be Him,

Mysterious ways I suppose, that’s God’s way of getting to you from within.

-brad