If you were to bump into Officer Ramos in plain clothes while he was off duty, you would probably never think he was a police officer. New York City cops have a certain look about them, a certain aura, and you can just tell they’re cops. But Officer Ramos was different; he did not have that same feel.
Rafael was a person who loved the Lord. He had been serving faithfully for 14 years at his local church. The Lord was at the center of his life. God played a role in everything he did.
He viewed being a New York City officer as a service to his community and he believed he was doing God’s work because he was protecting and serving his community. He felt he was a part of the solution when it came to the trouble in our communities.
He felt that chaplaincy was the kind of work that brought you closer to those that were suffering and he paralleled it with the work he did as a police officer. Police officers run toward the problem while others run away. This is similar to chaplaincy because we seek out those who are suffering, while others might move away from suffering.
Do you consider your work as doing God’s work? How do you treat those around you? What do you know about their life, so you can share about Jesus with them?
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