Inspirations of Luke 8
~Mary is a 34 year old divorced single mother on welfare. She has three kids from two different fathers. She lives in Lake Placid NY and works two jobs to support her family. She also has an addiction to prescription pills that started after the birth of her last child. She has tried countless self help books, churches, and therapy to get her back on her feet, it just seems to her that this is the life she is destined to have. When she is up late she writes letters to her mother who was killed in a car wreck shortly after she was born, and to her Dad who she ran away from at the age of 16 years old. Her Dad never allowed her to do anything. He was always controlling her and telling her what to do. So, one night when her father was sleeping she ran away from home with an older boy. She now regrets doing this but guilt and shame have kept her from trying to re-connect with him.
~Sam is a 55 years old maintenance man at a local hospital. He married his high school sweetheart at the age of 21 years old. Nine months later Sam and his wife celebrated the birth of a beautiful little girl. Sam was a great father and husband however Sam had a little problem with drinking. After a Christmas party at Sam’s work. Sam’s wife told Sam that she was leaving. Sam was having fun and was really connecting to an influential executive in the company he worked for. Sam told his wife that he needed to stay and would be home later. She honored his decision and said goodnight. Sam looked at his wife and said “I will be home in a little while.” Sam’s wife kissed him and shuffled out into the cold Christmas Eve night….That was the last time they ever saw each other.
Sam blames himself for the death of his wife and for his daughter running away from home at the age of 16. He was very overprotective of Mary and was scared to lose her. Not a day goes by that he doesn’t worry about his little girl.
~Jim was 17 years old when he was a witness to one some would call a “miracle.” He was at a Party with his friends on Christmas Eve, when one of his friends wanted to leave the party. Jim knew that his buddy had had way too much to drink. Jim asked if he could drive him home. His friend said “NO, I am fine!” Jim tried to convince his friend to let him drive home only to get the same slurred defensive reaction. Finally his friend said “I AM driving! Now do you want a ride home or not?” Jim thought this was a lot better of an idea than letting him go alone. Jim hesitatingly got into the car and waved goodbye to his girlfriend. As they neared the turn on for Highway 73 Jim noticed that his friend had no intention of stopping at the stop sign. Jim noticed what looked like headlights coming down the highway. Jim screamed “Slow DOWN!”
To late the headlights collided…
~Alan is a 37 year old paralyzed homeless man. He had a promising opportunity to play college sports. Tragically, he decided to drive home drunk after a Christmas Eve party. He ran a stop sign on highway 73 and plowed into a car driven by a woman named Mary, she was killed instantly. Jim, Alan’s passenger and friend also died in the crash. Alan was the only survivor.
Surviving the crash, Alan war paralyzed from the waist down. During rehabilitation in the hospital a man came to visit him. He was a maintenance man for the hospital. He took a vested interest in the boy. Finally one day Alan asked him why he was so friendly to him. The man named said that it was because of his love of Jesus that he was the way he was. Alan had always heard about Jesus and Christians. However, until then he had never actually experienced a Christian. The relationship grew and the night before Alan was to be released he asked the man “How to I become a Christian?” Sam said you must accept and follow Jesus. So, that day Alan gave his entire life over to Jesus.
He didn’t have to be homeless, he chooses to be. Something revolutionary happened to Alan. He started to follow Jesus and that lead him to the place he is now. On the streets, Alan has no home, no property, without a trade or occupation, a friend of junkies, prostitutes, sinners, without fear of material possessions, a advocate against the rich and powerful, and a thorn in the side of the system. One day Sam (the maintenance man) came by to thank Alan. For what Alan said? For teaching me how to be a Christian.
~Sam is a 55 years old maintenance man at a local hospital. He married his high school sweetheart at the age of 21 years old. Nine months later Sam and his wife celebrated the birth of a beautiful little girl. Sam was a great father and husband however Sam had a little problem with drinking. After a Christmas party at Sam’s work. Sam’s wife told Sam that she was leaving. Sam was having fun and was really connecting to an influential executive in the company he worked for. Sam told his wife that he needed to stay and would be home later. She honored his decision and said goodnight. Sam looked at his wife and said “I will be home in a little while.” Sam’s wife kissed him and shuffled out into the cold Christmas Eve night….That was the last time they ever saw each other.
Sam blames himself for the death of his wife and for his daughter running away from home at the age of 16. He was very overprotective of Mary and was scared to lose her. Not a day goes by that he doesn’t worry about his little girl.
~Jim was 17 years old when he was a witness to one some would call a “miracle.” He was at a Party with his friends on Christmas Eve, when one of his friends wanted to leave the party. Jim knew that his buddy had had way too much to drink. Jim asked if he could drive him home. His friend said “NO, I am fine!” Jim tried to convince his friend to let him drive home only to get the same slurred defensive reaction. Finally his friend said “I AM driving! Now do you want a ride home or not?” Jim thought this was a lot better of an idea than letting him go alone. Jim hesitatingly got into the car and waved goodbye to his girlfriend. As they neared the turn on for Highway 73 Jim noticed that his friend had no intention of stopping at the stop sign. Jim noticed what looked like headlights coming down the highway. Jim screamed “Slow DOWN!”
To late the headlights collided…
~Alan is a 37 year old paralyzed homeless man. He had a promising opportunity to play college sports. Tragically, he decided to drive home drunk after a Christmas Eve party. He ran a stop sign on highway 73 and plowed into a car driven by a woman named Mary, she was killed instantly. Jim, Alan’s passenger and friend also died in the crash. Alan was the only survivor.
Surviving the crash, Alan war paralyzed from the waist down. During rehabilitation in the hospital a man came to visit him. He was a maintenance man for the hospital. He took a vested interest in the boy. Finally one day Alan asked him why he was so friendly to him. The man named said that it was because of his love of Jesus that he was the way he was. Alan had always heard about Jesus and Christians. However, until then he had never actually experienced a Christian. The relationship grew and the night before Alan was to be released he asked the man “How to I become a Christian?” Sam said you must accept and follow Jesus. So, that day Alan gave his entire life over to Jesus.
He didn’t have to be homeless, he chooses to be. Something revolutionary happened to Alan. He started to follow Jesus and that lead him to the place he is now. On the streets, Alan has no home, no property, without a trade or occupation, a friend of junkies, prostitutes, sinners, without fear of material possessions, a advocate against the rich and powerful, and a thorn in the side of the system. One day Sam (the maintenance man) came by to thank Alan. For what Alan said? For teaching me how to be a Christian.
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