Monday, January 11, 2010

Bo's Cafe

Have you ever been to Bo's Cafe? I'm not sure many people have really and that saddens me. Why do so many people choose other places to visit, places that offer no hope, no help, no healing? Why? Why? Why? I had an acquaintance, we will call him Mack, who never entered Bo's Cafe. I gave him an invitation several times. I even said I'd go with him.

For whatever reason, he chose not to come with me. He lived in so much pain, so much confusion and so much brokenness. Bo's Cafe could have been a place of refuge for him. There he would have found men who would have welcomed him, listened to him and joined him in his pain. Mack often chose alcohol to numb his pain; alcohol instead of real relationships. He knew it didn't work for him.

I attended the celebration of Mack's life yesterday. There were quite a number of folks there sharing that Mack worked hard, played hard and tried hard in this life. He was a relatively young man; two teenage kids will miss him more than they know right now.

There is pain in my heart for Mack and guys like him. My comfort rests in that Mack is at peace now, no more angst, striving, struggling, brokenness or pain for him.

Let's turn to you. Would you come to me to Bo's Cafe?; a place of love, healing, forgiveness, freedom and grace-filled relationships with a group of broken people. Bo's Cafe is real and alive today. Stay with me for more and pick up the book, Bo's Cafe at www.amazon.com

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