I figured I write a post, just so I can look back at it sometime in the future and think...
"Hey! 2012 was a leap year?!?"
Happy Leap Year Day!
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
what's over our heads
An old friend of mine called me the other day to play catch-up.
As we talked and talked away, it came up in conversation that they were just recently homeless. They had been living out of their car and had been doing so for a few months. Blind-sided to say the least.
The usual questions were asked. The usual responses (on both sides) were said.
Thankfully, they have a place to stay now, but the whole situation had me all kinds of uncomfortable. After the uncomfortableness, I sympathized with the notion of their homelessness.
Just thinking out loud now. If the shoe was on the other foot, pride would have kept my mouth shut about the whole situation. I'd had done the same thing. As to what would have pushed me to ask for help? Lord knows.
The situation also brings to mind the Jewish festival of Sukkot. Our shelters, whether it be houses or tents, are only temporary. Even though my friend's lack of housing was temporary, somewhere down the line there was some shred of hope that this would end.
Sometimes, all we have is hope.
Romans 5:3-5.
As we talked and talked away, it came up in conversation that they were just recently homeless. They had been living out of their car and had been doing so for a few months. Blind-sided to say the least.
The usual questions were asked. The usual responses (on both sides) were said.
Thankfully, they have a place to stay now, but the whole situation had me all kinds of uncomfortable. After the uncomfortableness, I sympathized with the notion of their homelessness.
Just thinking out loud now. If the shoe was on the other foot, pride would have kept my mouth shut about the whole situation. I'd had done the same thing. As to what would have pushed me to ask for help? Lord knows.
The situation also brings to mind the Jewish festival of Sukkot. Our shelters, whether it be houses or tents, are only temporary. Even though my friend's lack of housing was temporary, somewhere down the line there was some shred of hope that this would end.
Sometimes, all we have is hope.
Romans 5:3-5.
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