This is the touching moment a Baltimore teen stopped  and knelt down to pray for a homeless man who was sleeping on the street 
This is the touching moment a Baltimore teen stopped  and knelt down to pray for a homeless man who was sleeping on the street

'Everyone who saw him was moved'

Baltimore cop Eric Gaines had seen other people patting the man down
He expected the teen to do the same, but was happily surprised 
Gaines believes the boy was 15 or 16 and said he almost missed his bus
 
A Baltimore police officer on patrol stopped in his tracks when he saw a touching moment unfold right before his eyes on Tuesday.
In front of him was a young teen, praying over a homeless man who was sleeping on the streets.
Eric Gaines had seen other people look into the man's pockets as they passed him, and he expected that the teen would be no different. Story after cut .....





But the boy, who the University of Maryland, Baltimore officer believes was 15 or 16, simply knelt down and, resting one hand over the man's shoe, began to pray.
'It was a powerful moment,' Gaines told ABC News. 'Everyone who saw him in the area was moved.' 
Gaines said the teen almost missed his bus as he took the time to stop for the homeless man.
The photo of the powerful moment, first posted on Facebook by Jonathan A. Stormz on March 1, has since been shared more than 32,000 times.




The photo was first posted on Facebook by Jonathan A. Stormz and has been shared more than 32,000 times

The photo was first posted on Facebook by Jonathan A. Stormz
'I watched as this young kid was walking pass, stopped and walked over to this sleeping homeless man,' Jonathan wrote on Facebook. 
'This was an amazing sight! I pray this kid becomes a leader amongst his peers (sic), and continues on this path! Not all Baltimore youth are lost!" 
Gaines was happy to see the photo go viral and hopes those like the young teen will receive more attention to fight against the 'preconceived notions' people held of young men.
'Not all are lost,' he said. 
'Some are doing wonderful things in the neighborhood and community and it's not getting the same publicity in the media.'