Thanks to Doug Hagler for tipping me off on this one—it’s from a while ago, but I had indeed missed it the first time. 🙂
Julio Diaz has a daily routine. Every night, the 31-year-old social worker ends his hour-long subway commute to the Bronx one stop early, just so he can eat at his favorite diner.
But one night last month, as Diaz stepped off the No. 6 train and onto a nearly empty platform, his evening took an unexpected turn.
He was walking toward the stairs when a teenage boy approached and pulled out a knife.”He wants my money, so I just gave him my wallet and told him, ‘Here you go,'” Diaz says.
As the teen began to walk away, Diaz told him, “Hey, wait a minute. You forgot something. If you’re going to be robbing people for the rest of the night, you might as well take my coat to keep you warm.”
If you’re not familiar with the story, read the whole thing to see what happened. Grace doesn’t come with a money-back guarantee—people don’t always respond—but when they do, God does wondrous things.
Oh, wow. This made me get tears in my eyes. What a story. A real life demonstration of turning the other cheek, and walking the 2nd mile – with even more love than I would imagine that I'd feel.
Inspirational.
Indeed.