Daily Devotion:

Title: Just a Dude

Date: February 23, 2012

The dude was second in line at the bank, flirting with the bank manager, when the old woman who was leaning on her walker and talking with the teller, dropped her eyeglass case. The dude picked it up for her. As he did, a man rushed into the bank and pushed in front of the old women. The man was wearing his tee shirt pulled up over his face. The dude said, “Hey you, you can’t just cut in front of this woman. Go get back in line and pull your shirt down off your face.” The man ignored him and demanded money from the teller, saying he had a gun. The man had his left hand in his left pocket. The teller handed him a four-inch stack of twenties. The man turned to his left and started to walk away. 

The dude waited a moment, then punched the man in the back of the head, and while grabbing the fool’s left hand, grasped him in a choke hold, spun him around and landed on the robber sprawled on the floor. “Leave that man alone!” shouted another customer, “Leave that man alone!” The dude said, “He’s robbing the bank. Help me. I can’t hold him. Call 911!” The police came and arrested the robber. When told he was a hero, the dude said, “I’m just a dude. Somebody had to stop that guy, why not me?”

Let’s Pray: Dear God, keep safe those who risk their lives for the sake of others. Amen.

Here’s a Thought: No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends.