Fire in our hearts - The Jesus Army

FIRE IN OUR HEARTS THE LORD TOOK HOLD OF BUGBROOKENoel started to visit Rufus and Jess at his mum’s. One dayNoel and John Thom came in when they were meditating.Noel chatted with Rufus but Gilly, his adopted brother, sat inthe lotus position, oblivious.“Ere! — Gilly, bro,’ said John, ‘don’t you think you’re beingrather rude?’‘I reckon he’s achieving more through meditation, John, thanyou are through talking,’ Rufus objected angrily.‘You really ought to respect our friends here,’ said Noelquietly. ‘You ought to apologise, bro.’John humbled himself and apologised. This amazed Rufusand Gilly: these guys were crashing through the barriers. Theycould relate.Rufus was in the back garden one sunny day pruning his‘grass’ plants when Noel appeared. A stab of guilt hit himand he dropped all the leaves.‘Why should this Christian guy make me feel unclean?’ hethought as he ran around in a temper, picking them up.‘Praise the Lord!’ said Noel.‘Yeh, but why don’t you just praise Krishna as well?’ answeredRufus.But Noel would never argue. He listened as Rufus enthusedabout his books on astral projection and his times of fastingand meditation. Rufus felt someone appreciated him. He beganto think that these were the most solid guys he’d met.He’d seen Gurus, talked to Zen masters and heard the pioneersof the LSD movement, but these Christians had somethingextra. Rufus and his friends spent ages trying to workout what it was. In the end they put it down to faith. Theseother guys had powers and abilities, but they hadn’t got faith.70