it's cold out there

I did not want to get out of bed this morning because I was so warm and the house was so cold, eventually though I got up. It's still dark when I leave for work at about 5:30am and it felt so cold this morning I think it was 12F maybe. I started driving and kept waiting for my car to warm up, finally it did, just a couple miles down the road. As I was nearing the highway entrance I came across a woman pushing an overfilled shopping cart down the road. And it hit me. Wow, what a life. To think I thought the cold house was cold, (probably some where around 65F) and complained to no one that my car needed to get warmer faster. And here this woman probably slept out under the nearby bridge, in 12F weather, but probably couldn't sleep cuz of the coldness and started wandering to keep warm. I offered up a prayer on her behalf, but I didn't do anything else. I was going to be late for work if I stopped and offered to take her to the closest coffee shop that was open and let her warm up some and listen to her story. But I don't think that's a good enough excuse. I think Jesus would have stopped what He was doing to be with the one, to let her pour out her heart to Him, and He in turn would pour out His heart for her. I challenge you and I challenge myself to reach out to whoever crosses our paths and be the hands, feet, ears, eyes, mind, and heart of Jesus. Your paths may never cross again.