Busted

Hurt my back. Saturday I was out running. When I stepped off a curb I felt a catch in my back but it didn't hurt. I finished my run and by Sunday I was hurting. Monday I felt fine so I ran again and by 2 pm Tuesday I had to head home and rest on a heating pad. This morning I headed for the Chiropractor so Dr. Rippee could do his magic.

As I was sitting in room one waiting on the doc I heard him coming out of one of the other rooms with another patient. What I overheard didn't so much surprise me (I've known Bruce for about 4 years) but it did catch me off guard. Bruce was talking about how his faith is an important part of his everyday life. As he was sharing his faith and walking past the door to the room I was in I called out, "Preach it Bruce." He looked in a laughed and introduced me to the patient he was sharing with. She said that her daughter had been wanting to go to church but they didn't know where to go so Bruce invited her to our church. I handed her a card and suggested she check us out online and consider joining us for worship. Bruce shared that he loved our worship because it rocks and is so uplifting.

Bruce had no idea I was coming today. I just showed up at the office unannounced and figured I would wait on an opening to get my back worked on. Essentially, Bruce was busted being faithful. One of the important definitions in life is that integrity is who you are when no one is watching. Maybe a more specific definition would be that faith integrity is who you are when your pastor isn't looking. If I surprised you at work, at home, or at play would I bust you sharing your faith with another? Thanks, Dr. Bruce for your example today.