An interesting thing occurred on the 16:17 train home tonight. Once the train had started off, one of the standing passengers starting preaching to the commuters in the carriage.
As they were a captive audience, the commuters simply sat there and listened. Only one person actually heckled. What the preacher had to say to the group sounded pretty sensible to me (God loves you, He has a plan for your life).
At the next station he moved along the train to the next carriage (as best he could, this was rush hour after all!) and therefore he went out of earshot. He obviously continued on with his mission further down the train...
Eventually the train was brought to a halt at a station half way along its journey. There was a five minute wait and a lot of activity on the platform, until the doors closed and the train left the station, with the man detained by the police and railway authorities. I guess he had finally outstayed his welcome.
Whilst I personally had no issue with the content of the message he was carrying, his method of delivering it obviously wasn't ideal. In addition, I couldn't help but think of the repercussions that a criminal record for causing a breach of the peace would do for this man's future; indeed, for any future opportunity to serve his Lord.
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