Topics:<\/b> Caring; Compassion; Generosity; Homelessness; Humility; Hunger; Ministry; Poverty; Presence of God; Sacrifice; Service; Sharing; Stewardship<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Proverbs 29:7; Matthew 10:42; 25:31\u201346; Luke 6:20\u201321; 12:32\u201334; Acts 2:45; Galatians 2:10; 1 John 3:16\u201317<\/p>\n
Shane Claiborne, who has taken the gospel beyond the streets of Philadelphia to the slums of Calcutta and the war zones of Iraq, describes how God revealed himself through the homeless:<\/p>\n
I saw one woman in a crowd as she struggled to get a meal from one of the late-night food vans. When we asked her if the meals were really worth the fight, she said, \u201cOh yes, but I don\u2019t eat them myself. I get them for another homeless lady\u2014an elderly woman around the corner who can\u2019t fight for a meal.\u201d<\/p>\n
I saw a street kid get $20 panhandling outside of a store and then immediately run inside to share it with his friends. We saw a homeless man lay a pack of cigarettes in the offering plate because it was all he had. I met a blind street musician who was viciously abused by some young guys who would mock her, curse her, and one night even sprayed Lysol in her eyes as a practical joke. As we held her that night, one of us said, \u201cThere are a lot of bad folks in the world, aren\u2019t there?\u201d<\/p>\n
She said, \u201cOh, but there are a lot of good ones too. And the bad ones make you, the good ones, seem even sweeter.\u201d<\/p>\n
We met a little girl who was homeless and asked her what she wanted to do when she grew up. \u201cI want to own a grocery store,\u201d she said. We asked her why, and she said, \u201cSo I can give out food to all the hungry people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mother Teresa used to say, \u201cIn the poor we meet Jesus in his most distressing disguises.\u201d Now I knew what she meant.<\/p>\n
\u2014Shane Claiborne, The Irresistible Revolution<\/i> (Zondervan, 2006)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Caring; Compassion; Generosity; Homelessness; Humility; Hunger; Ministry; Poverty; Presence of God; Sacrifice; Service; Sharing; Stewardship References: Proverbs 29:7; Matthew 10:42; 25:31\u201346; Luke 6:20\u201321; 12:32\u201334; Acts 2:45; Galatians 2:10; 1 John 3:16\u201317 Shane Claiborne, who has taken the gospel beyond the streets of Philadelphia to the slums of Calcutta and the war zones of Iraq, … Continue reading “JESUS
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