Marty and I were out on the Denton square this afternoon.  We stationed ourselves near Santa's sleigh, a popular site where people often pause for photos. We encountered several people and distributed about fifty rosaries.

It seemed to be single father day today. I met Chris and his son Lucas. Chris said that he was a believer in God but didn't go to church anywhere.  He said that a friend had challenged him to read the Bible and he was in the Psalms now.  I told him that many of the Psalms pointed to Jesus and asked if he knew Jesus; he said he knew a little.  I offered a rosary and talked about how it was a meditation on the life of Jesus.  We prayed together that his faith would continue to grow as he learned more; I gave him my card and invited him to call me with any questions that might come up.

I also met Diego and his son Luca. Diego said that he was baptized as a Catholic but didn't grow up practicing the faith.  We talked about the struggles of single fatherhood, and I encouraged him to come back to the Church for community and encouragement in raising his son.

We met two young men who are Protestant missionaries on the UNT campus here.  They were unfamiliar with the rosary, so I introduced them to it.  We prayed together that the Holy Spirit would use all of us to lead people to Jesus and I invited them to meet me for coffee so that we could get to know each other better.

Marty had fruitful conversations with three different Catholic families, including the woman who was visiting her son, who had just graduated.  She was happy to see us there.

We pray that God will use others to water seeds we have planted and bring forth fruit in the lives of all these.

Lelon