During my run, I noticed a woman that was swaying and lurching to and fro on the corner of Ogden and Albany - I went over to her to see if she was okay and realized pretty quickly that she was not okay. She had no control over her movements, was unable to respond to my questions, and was in a state of altered consciousness. Indeed, she kept falling down headfirst and at first, I thought she was having a seizure. I ran over to a car that was stopped at a red light and urgently motioned for the man behind the wheel to roll down the window. I shouted at him and told him to call 911 - he quickly handed me his phone and I dialed 911 and requested an ambulance. Thankfully, the man turned off his car and came outside to help me steady the woman (at this point, she kept falling down and I was seriously concerned that she was going to have a head injury). Can I just say, trying to steady a 7 foot woman twice my size was not an easy thing and we stood there trying to hold her as she simultaneously gripped unto a metal pole and gripped unto us. It was quite the scene. After like five minutes or so of trying to keep her from falling headfirst unto the pavement, a fire truck came and the first responders immediately articulated that she was high on PCP. She was rushed to a hospital, and I was left feeling sad and heavyhearted. What happened to this woman that got her to this point in her life? I do not know, and I can only imagine the compounded factors of systemic racism and trauma at play.

 I spent the rest of the afternoon praying for her, and reaching out to various people and asking them to pray for this woman. All this to say, I'm glad that I did something and didn't just pass her by. I pray that her care team at the hospital would see her as a human and not just another patient. I pray that they would see her with the Lord's eyes and would provide her with excellent care. I pray that the Lord would meet her and that she would experience deep healing that touches all aspects of her being - mind, body, soul. Lord, I pray that you would pour out your love on this person.