Topics:<\/b> Compassion; Decisions; Generosity; Love; Mercy; Mistakes; Regret<\/p>\n
Reference:<\/b> Luke 10:25\u201337<\/p>\n
Years ago I flew to Minneapolis to speak at a conference at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Near downtown Minneapolis my taxi stopped at a red light four cars back from the crosswalk. I noticed a homeless man lurching between the cars in the middle of the street. When he got to the front of my taxi, he fell and landed on his chin. His chin split open, and there was blood all over the place.<\/p>\n
As I looked at this man six feet away, these thoughts went through my head:<\/p>\n
1. I have a brand-new suit on that Gail just bought me. I can\u2019t afford to get messed up.<\/p>\n
2. I have to get to the convention center to speak in fifteen minutes.<\/p>\n
3. I\u2019m in a strange city, and I don\u2019t know what to do.<\/p>\n
4. I don\u2019t have any medical training. I wouldn\u2019t know how to help this guy.<\/p>\n
I wonder if underneath there wasn\u2019t a fifth thought: If you\u2019re dumb enough to get that drunk, why should someone stop and help you?<\/i><\/p>\n
For a few seconds those thoughts militated against any movement on my part. Before I could come to better senses, other people came rushing to this man\u2019s help, and I was able to get back into my taxi and go on to the convention center to speak about sensitivity and caring for the needs of other human beings. Isn\u2019t that stupid?<\/p>\n
\u2014Gordon MacDonald, from the sermon \u201cPointing to Jesus: Generosity,\u201d Grace Chapel, Lexington, Massachusetts (February 22, 1998)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Compassion; Decisions; Generosity; Love; Mercy; Mistakes; Regret Reference: Luke 10:25\u201337 Years ago I flew to Minneapolis to speak at a conference at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Near downtown Minneapolis my taxi stopped at a red light four cars back from the crosswalk. I noticed a homeless man lurching between the cars in the middle … Continue reading “HELPING
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