Sometimes life deals you the strangest cards

Yesterday I had an acute allergy episode. Had to go to the ER caust my airway was closing up and I had a hard time breathing and had red spots all over me.
Anyway... when I came there and was about to walk in, this guy came to me - a man in his fifties, in a very bad shape. He was drunk and had obviously been drunk for quite some time. He came up to me and asked me if I could help him with one cigarette. I told him I didn't have any on me, but if he gave me his name I could do something better for him. "What's that" he asked. Well I can pray for you. You see, I talk to God alot, several times aday indeed and I'll mention you to him. A strange look came on his face and his eyes were abit clouded with water. He looked at me and said - You know, I used to go to church and I used to be sober, and in shape. I even played in the worship team... but I just have to shape up and get myself straight - and then I'm gonna go right back to church and make peace with God again.
And it hit my heart at a very raw spot - having been in that possition, thinking I had to somehow earn my way to God, thinking if only I could straighten up and be alittle better - then I could come back to God. So I told him: don't wait for that, if you're gonna wait till you've straightened yourself up - you'll be dead before that happens. God wants you just the way you are, right here - right now - in this exact shape. We cannot straighten ourselfs up - believe me, I've tried often enough. That's God's job. So He'll take you and accept you right now, if you'll let him. And as tears started to flow down his cheecks, he asked me if I really believed that. That he could come just like that - didn't have to find a way to straighten up before he could get straight with God. Unfortunatly they called me in at that moment - but I did manage to tell him to do it NOW - that he didn't have the promise of tomorrow... So I told him, go right now and pray, than sign up for a christian rehab center and then leave it to God to mold you and straighten you up.... that's what he does. That's what His spirit does. And with that I had to leave him - but please pray for him, his name is Reynir (pronounced like rainir).

Anyway I went into the ER and they told me, had I waited another hour they'd had to just put me in the freezer. So they pumped alot of meds into my system and after about 3 hrs of observation the sent me home with a prescription for about a half of a pharmasy and an SOS pen to always keep on me - since the couldn't find out what the allergy was for). So if it happens again I'm supposed to inject myself with this pen and get my ass to the nearest hospital.

Well folks - if there's anyone out there reading this, thats about all for today.... I'm feeling alittle tired. My system went through alot yesterday and I'm still recovering.
Over, but surtainly not out,
Ella Gitta.