Saturday, March 28
Faces of the Homeless Fran Bogle
That which you do to the least among you, you do unto me! (Matthew 25:40)
Imagine five people telling their sacred stories.
Young
Old
Middle aged
Families with children
Teenagers
Black
White
Hispanic
Native American
Asian
Addicted
Battered
Veterans
Gay, lesbian, transgender
Alcoholic
Working two jobs making minimum wage
Illegal immigrant
Disabled
Released from prison
No high school diploma
Food or rent
Medicine or rent
Drugs or rent
No money for rent
No one will rent to me
Sleeping on a park bench
Under a bridge
In a cardboard
In a shelter
With a trick
Hungry
Hopeless
Tired
Frightened
Sick
Homeless in the richest country in the world. Will you help me?
Dollar for a cup of coffee?
Buy me lunch?
Bus money to the VA clinic?
Cab fare to get the kids to school?
Pay for the night?
Jesus said: That which you do to the least among you, you do unto me! (Mathew 25:40)
Holy One, help me work to create a world in which everyone has a safe and loving home. Amen.
