“You Have a Perfect Body”: When Jesus Met Me at the Laundromat

It was early morning, around 6:30 AM, and I was at the laundromat washing my clothes. It was still dark outside because it was during daylight savings time, and there was no one there. That’s one of the reasons I like going early in the morning. I was singing a worship song while loading my clothes into the washer. I had been listening to it a lot back then. My music is my worship. This is how I win my battles. And I was just singing unto the Lord, minding my business, offering up worship in an ordinary place.

I noticed someone outside coming in to check his clothes. He was a man, a white man, looked maybe mid to late thirties. He had a low, tapered crew cut, a mustache, a little fuzz on his face. He didn’t look extraordinary, just like a regular man. But something about him caught my attention. Not many people come to the laundromat that early, so I noticed him. I found myself wanting to look at him, but I didn’t want him to notice me staring, so I pretended to stay focused on my clothes.

As I was putting my clothes into the washer, he came over to me. Instinctively, I bowed my head down. I didn’t even think about it — my body just did it. He said, “Excuse me.” I said, “Yes.” And then he said something else. What I heard — what landed in my spirit — was, “You have a perfect body.” I felt like he said more, but that’s all I could understand. I said, “Thank you.”

Then he left. He walked outside, got on a motorcycle, had his clothes in a backpack, and rode away. And the moment he left, my eyes were opened. I was awakened. I knew it was the Lord. It was Jesus who visited me at the laundromat. I know that sounds unbelievable to some people, but I am completely serious. It really was the Lord.

He looked like a regular man. He had on a red and blue striped flannel button‑down shirt, blue jeans, boots. His eyes were beautiful — blue, green, hazel. But when he came close to me, every cell in my body reacted. That’s the only way I can explain it. My whole body knew I was in the presence of someone holy.

What he said became the song. You have a perfect body. You’re a 10 in every direction. That wasn’t about physical perfection. That was about being seen by God — completely, intentionally, lovingly.

God bless, Shirah Chante, your relationship coach

P.S. This is only part of the story. In the full episode of the Relationship Rock Poetry Podcast,Perfect Body: Pure in Heart episode. I walk through the meaning of this encounter, the song Perfect Body, and Biblical accounts of Jesus appearing to people after His resurrection. Listen to the full episode to receive the complete revelation.