Lately, when I see a street-person I ask myself, what I would do if I were him.
Suppose today, God allowed me to keep all my experiences (school, work, family, church, social, etc.), my good health, my faculties and the clothes on my back but he took away my money, home and all my support network of family and friends. What would I do?
Go into every business with a help-wanted sign and ask for work? Go to church? Find a soup kitchen? Find a shelter to sleep at night? Cry?
Suppose I was hired but would not be paid for a week or more? How would I get food?
Suppose I lived in an area where there was no soup kitchen or shelter or there was just not enough soup or a bed for me?
How would I go about getting hired if my clothes were dirty, I smelled and had no opportunity to get showered or groomed?
Pretty damn depressing to think about, especially during the Christmas season, isn't it?
When this scenario crosses my mind, I feel a lot less self-righteous and incredibly blessed. "There but for the grace of God, go I" has to be one of the most true and revealing statements (or maybe it's a question) ever created.
What would you do?
O.D.O.o.O.D.B.
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