If you have never fed the homeless, you
have missed out on a great experience.
It will make you grateful. It will make you sad. It will make
you feel useful. It will give someone hope. It will make you see people the way
God does. Just like you but less fortunate.
Homeless people are not taken care of by the government. They
are invisible people. Hoping for shelter but usually lying on concrete or
sitting in wheelchairs in the same place day after day. The food lines are never long enough for everyone to eat. They will
tell you how long it has been since they have eaten. They never take more food
unless it is for someone who can't walk to the line.
They aren't greedy. They aren't mean. They
are just like us. Just down on their luck. Most have no families that can or
will help them.
If you or your partner were
injured or got sick and couldn't work, how long would you be able to live in
your home or apartment before you became homeless?
For most it is less than a
month. Just a month away from being like the people who live on the outskirts
of one of the most beautiful and successful cities in the world. And we don't
even see them. Except when we go to an Astros game and we just don't want these
dirty homeless people near the parking or stadium. Then we see them.
They hurt. They cry. They
are embarrassed. They are hungry. They are dirty. They have few clothes. Many
have no shoes. All they have are a few belongings that if they walk away for a
few minutes will probably be picked up by the city and thrown away.
We are the homeless. They
were once us. No matter where you live, there are homeless people. None of us
can feed them all. But we can feed 50 or 30 or 10 or even just one. Even one
will make a difference. And a difference in your life.
Matthew 25:35-40 New
International Version (NIV)
35 For I was hungry and you
gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I
was a stranger and you invited me in,
36 I needed clothes and you
clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to
visit me.’
37 “Then the righteous will
answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give
you something to drink?
38 When did we see you a
stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?
39 When did we see you sick
or in prison and go to visit you?’
40 “The King will reply,
‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and
sisters of mine, you did for me.’
Brothers and sisters.
That's what they are. Just like us but down on their luck.
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