Open the eyes of my heart so that I can see what you see God...
so that I may see others how you see them...
...loveable despite their sins...
...heart broken and trying to move on...
...desperate for answers in a world with nothing to offer...
...lost in the dark and feeling no way out...
...turning to drugs because evil is always just a heart beat away...
...searching to find out who the really are, but getting lost in the world's description...
...deceived by the ones they love because their best interests aren't being made...
...lonely and hurting with a smile on their faces hiding behind the wall they've created...
I'm sure you know people that 'fit' into at least one of those descriptions, if you were to take time out and really look into the lives of the people that surround you. Problem is... life is busy...there are things that have to get done...bills to pay, clothes to wash, meals to be made, children to take care of, the list goes on... we're so busy living our own lives that we often forget to reach out to others in need.
There is a world full of broken and hurting people that could use a friend to help them find their way. If only people would take the ten minutes to find out what others around them need. Often just to know that someone cares about them and would pray for or with them about their situation in life would make a huge impact on them. But... sometimes we just don't take the time to find out what small meaningful thing we can do to make someone elses' world a little brighter.
I try to do that when I'm working with the homeless that come to breakfast at church. Being the director, I sometime have the opportunity to wander out among the tables. I once gave a man a hug and he was nearly in tears. I asked him if I'd hurt him---"Nobody has hugged me in over a year."
ReplyDeleteI was floored! Something so simple made a huge difference for him.
Think how easy it would be to make a difference in someone easier to reach out to, than a homeless person.
Great post Jennifer!
That is an awesome story! And exactly what I'm talking about. Something as simple as a hug can make all the difference in the world to a person in need. Kudos to you CeeCee!
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