I would like to share this with you

Thanks to my dear friend Olivia I was inspired to buy "Blue like Jazz" an amazing book! I just now started getting into it and reading it and there is a section in the 3rd chapter that really touched me.

A story Donald Miler, the writer was telling about that he had heard. Instead of trying to describe it I am just going show you what it said.

'The folksinger said his friend was preforming a covert operation, freeing hostages from a building in some dark part of the world. His friend's team flew in by helicopter, made their way to the compound and stormed into the room where the hostages had been imprisoned for months. The room, the folksinger said, was filthy and dark. The hostages were curled up in a corner, terrified. When the SEALs entered the room, they heard the gasps of the hostages. They stood at the door and called to the prisoners, telling them they were Americans. The SEALs asked the hostages to follow them , but the hostages wouldn't. They sat there on the floor and hid their eyes in fear. They were not in a healthy mind and didn't believe their rescuers were really American.

The SEALs stood there, not knowing what to do. They couldn't possibly carry everybody out. One of the SEALs, the folksinger's friend, got an idea. He put down his weapon, took off his helmet, and curled up tightly next to the other hostages, getting so close his body was touching some of theirs. He softened the look on his face and put his arms around them. He was trying to show them he was one of them. None of the prison guards would have done this. He stayed there for a little while until some of the hostages started to look at him, finally meeting his eyes. The Navy SEAL whispered that they were Americans and were there to rescue them. Will you follow us? he said. The hero stood to his feet and one of the hostages did the same, then another, until all of them were willing to go. The story ends with all of the hostages safe on an American aircraft carrier.'

And then he goes on about how Jesus didn't just ask us to follow him, He became like one of us. He became and man and showed us that he was God. That he loved us and we could trust him.
He became a man to show us that he is our rescuer and now we have to decide to follow him.
It really said a lot to me and I just wanted to share it with you.

I really think that you should all pick this book up and read it.