person of peace

So this past week was the last week we were on campus, and then we had our planning week. It was so good to catch up with students one last time before the end of the semester. One girl I kind of randomly met is from Lebanon. She grew up going to a private Christian school, but her family is Muslim. I got to meet her only briefly for coffee earlier this semester and our schedules haven't worked out to meet again. This past time though, we got to talk about movies we like, and other likes and dislikes, and just get to know each other more in general.

As I was dropping her off, she said "you should meet some of my friends, they ask me many questions about God, maybe you could have a bible study to teach them more!" She also mentioned how hard it is to talk to people about religion when they don't even believe in God. So my Muslim friend wants me to have a bible study for her non-Christian friends! In the bible there is the concept of a "person of peace" in Luke 10:5-6 it says," When you enter a house, first say, 'Peace to this house.' If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if no, it will return to you." In our ministry we usually relate this to a person that is friendly towards us and helps us to meet many new people on campus. I feel like my new friend might be one such as that. She said her family is very open to other religions, and her father even encouraged her to learn more about Christianity.

It was so nice to end the semester on this note.