August 26, 2006

 I’m doing a lot of walking just to see things around and get to know my little part of the city. I walked to the
Mont Royal this afternoon. It took me about 45 minutes to get at the foot of the mount (is it really a mount or a hill?) When I went back home, there was a man standing at the corners of Ste-Catherine and Beaudry or around there, distributing free bibles. He offered me one. I told him I already had a few. I was going to cross the street when I stopped and asked him which organization he was in, looking at one of the bibles he was holding, I noticed it was the Gideons, then he explained that his little bible had some special features like a bunch of answers to our deepest questions and so on. I told him I already knew the answers. He seemed satisfied and kept saying “Free bible, in French, English… Jesus loves you!”. I left. It is really weird to say but I feel as if my faith is really alone since I moved to Montréal. What I mean is that for the very first time in my life I live with non-believers 24/7, I don’t know any Christians around here, I don’t have a church yet. I really feel alone with my faith. So when I walk by a car and I see a bumper sticker that says “Jesus” or when I have a so superficial talk with a Gideons guy, it cheers me up a little.