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the agnostic

i whipped into a small gas station,

“uhm sir,

could you fill it up please?

i’m kind of in a big hurry

i’m on my way to the airport.”

“oh, you are, are you?

where are you going, lady?”

“oklahoma city.”

“going to visit friends there?”

“no, sir, i’m going to speak.”

“what do you speak about?”

and i stuck my head out of the car window

and i said,

“hi, sir. my name is ann.

did you really want to know?”

“yeah, that’s why i asked.”

“well you see, sir,

Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life.

he laughs with me

and cries with me

and...”

“i’m an agnostic, ma’am.”

“wow! an AGNOSTIC?

a real AGNOSTIC?

uhm, tell me sir,

do you have any problems?”

“yeah, i’ve got a lot of them.”

“tell me one.”

he squatted down beside my window

and looked in as he said,

“i’m so insignificant.”

his face was sober

and his voice was so bitter

as he said,

“i’m so insignificant.”

“sir, me too.

i’m just an ordinary girl

but Jesus adds a lot to my life.”

and i began sharing Christ with the attendant

‘til the gas started spilling out over the car

and he ran

and grabbed the pump

and washed off the car

and . . .

“sir, i’m really going to have to go.

i’m afraid i might miss my plane.”

suddenly, i saw this dirty, grimy hand

reaching through the window

i didn’t care if it was dirty —

“brother,

i’ll take your hand.

i’ll walk with you

in the name of Christ

i’ll love you to Jesus.”

he looked through the window at me—

“you know, lady,

for the first time in my life

you’ve made me want to believe.

thank you.”

i’m going where He goes . . .

will you?

and He’ll be there beside me.

the love for which He died

is all i need to guide me.

and He’s my gold . . .

is He yours?

and my silver brightly shining. . .

He writes the music

on a quiet summer morning.

i’m an ordinary girl in a big world

but i’m going to change it —

God and i

and love.

“yes sir, i’ll walk with you.

and you, ma’am.

and you.”

you and i together,

we can make it

believe with me in the world where you live.

i need you,

and God needs you.