The old Lin Wei would have quoted Scripture at her. He would have given her three steps to recovery and a fasting schedule.
“Brother Lin Wei,” she whispered. “I failed again. I don’t think God wants me anymore.”
A young woman named Mei, struggling with a new addiction, sat next to him. She was crying. The Complete Works of Watchman Nee - Grace In Christianity
He bought it for two dollars.
Lin Wei had been a Christian for twenty-two years, and for twenty-two years, he had been exhausted. The old Lin Wei would have quoted Scripture at her
For a terrifying, holy moment, nothing happened. Then, a quiet voice—not audible, but as real as the floor beneath him—seemed to reply. Finally.
Lin Wei put the book down. His hands were shaking. “I failed again
“Mei,” he said, “you don’t understand. You never had to be wanted. You were already His. The race is not about your running. It’s about the One who carried you to the track.”