Amazing post today! Enjoy!
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.” (Matthew 8:20) Read: Genesis 24:52-26:16, Matthew 8:18-34, Psalm 10:1-15, Proverbs 3:7-8 Relate: I have both read and heard a story of a bunch of radical college students who took on a crazy mission, but it has […]
Tag Homeless
A State Of Neutral
Warm concrete to snuggle up to
Pavement pillows for the down and out
Human beings treated like trash!
These are humble people
Hungry more for eye contact than …
A Happy Meal
A glimpse of kindness for the homeless
Can we look them in the eye and smile as we walk by?
Our day is busy and we have no time to stop and listen
I judge them too
When I’m in a hurry and don’t want to feel or
Deal with their pain!!!
I make excuses to why they are there…..
We all do
It is the very grace of God that we are not
They were children with hope for a wonderful life….like the rest of us
But Addictions….alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling, pornography, adultery,
stealing, lying, embezzlement….
hopelessness, poor up bringing, low self esteem,
mental illness, disease, time in jail, lack of education, poor choices, teenage pregnancy, incest, rape, stupidity…..
A combination of many mentioned contributed to their demise
We pray for them
We listen to them
Feed them
Laugh with them
Love them
But we can’t bring them home like a dog or cat….
We leave them in their state of neutral
We drive off and they are transported in our hearts with a name and a prayer
And a seed of faith planted for their future
These people have names, stories,
Beauty and beasts within….just like us
Jesus had no place to lay his head
WOW….He gets it!!!!!
We really don’t
but that’s ok
He doesn’t expect us to relate
Homeless
Everything she sees
Is an update…
Yet she’s looking
Outside of herself
Watching
For a need
Not missing a lick
In her neon
I see kindness
A genuine concern
Willingness to learn
Generosity unheard of
For the homeless
She brings out
The bitch in me
That stray dog
Lurking within
Hidden
Until
Goodness
Like a bone
Threatens
The flesh
She’s grown
On me
Seeing her best
Recognizing Christ
In this
And knowing
How He
Uses us to
Sharpen one another
Ridding our hearts
Of hesitation
To love
And be loved
Unleashing love
Lavishing His love
On us
Because we are
Homeless
Without
Him.
There Are Angels Among Us