From scottynola.livejournal.com September 7, 2005misreallJune 12 2009, 14:50:01 UTC
"At Danville Il I was hungry so I pulled off the highway to head into town to go to the Arby's...there was a big guy a the counter, waiting for his order. And by big, I don't mean 'mountain-sized man built like Karl Rove'; I mena big-framed and muscular, like a football player. In fact, I was admiring his well-turned calves as I walked up the counter to place my order. "For some reason my food was ready before his, and I went and sat down. He finally got his food and sat at a table a few away...facing me. My heart sank when I saw that his t-shirt said University of Jesus on it, and then he bowed his head and prayed before unwrapping his chicken sandwich. "I sat there and ate my roast beef (I low me some Arby's) when he said, suddenly, "Excuse me, that's your car with the Louisiana plates, isn't it?" ""Uh huh," I nodded. ""Are you from New Orleans?" "I again nodded. "His face got really sad, and he said, "We're praying for all of you." "And, being me, I couldn't help myself. I said, "Not for me, I'm gay-it's partly my fault, right?" "And his face got angry, his jaw clenched, and I swear, I thought flames were going to shoot out of his eyes. "True Christians don'g believe that, and we pray for any one of God's children who need help." "I thanked him as I blinked back tears, and carried my tray to dump the trash. As I pushed open the door to go outside again, he called out a blessing, and I thanked him again. "True Christians don't believe that. "May God go with him. "But then I believe He already does."
"For some reason my food was ready before his, and I went and sat down. He finally got his food and sat at a table a few away...facing me. My heart sank when I saw that his t-shirt said University of Jesus on it, and then he bowed his head and prayed before unwrapping his chicken sandwich.
"I sat there and ate my roast beef (I low me some Arby's) when he said, suddenly, "Excuse me, that's your car with the Louisiana plates, isn't it?"
""Uh huh," I nodded.
""Are you from New Orleans?"
"I again nodded.
"His face got really sad, and he said, "We're praying for all of you."
"And, being me, I couldn't help myself. I said, "Not for me, I'm gay-it's partly my fault, right?"
"And his face got angry, his jaw clenched, and I swear, I thought flames were going to shoot out of his eyes. "True Christians don'g believe that, and we pray for any one of God's children who need help."
"I thanked him as I blinked back tears, and carried my tray to dump the trash. As I pushed open the door to go outside again, he called out a blessing, and I thanked him again.
"True Christians don't believe that.
"May God go with him.
"But then I believe He already does."
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That's really sweet.
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