In photo pictured above, one man is on his laptop reviewing something, while another closely examines religious videos.

As I’m sitting in my seat on my greyhound bus ride I watch these fellows closely. Jewish boys and men, studying, watching, reading scripture and performing other ritualistic acts in reverence to YHWH and their religion. I can’t help but feel moved by their commitment and dedication to this. I think about how this is who they are, it’s a lifestyle. My eyes follow closely as a teenage boy pulls out his Tefillin, wrapping it around his bicep down to the tip of his finger then tying another around his head. He does all of this while standing straight up —looking at me & other onlookers in a “Can I help you?” kind of way. No shame, no embarrassment, just faith that he is doing the right thing.

This caused me to immediately look at my own faith and lifestyle. Am I going through this life in a way that shows others who I really am? Or at least who I am striving to become? Can people tell from the way I carry myself, dress, act, and treat others who it is that I belong to or represent? Whoever/whatever it is that you praise, be sure to embody that in every way.

Thank you for sending them my way God.

In Eternal Love,

Sarah L.