Something for the good of your spirit!

So who are these people in our lives that we see day after day that we are suffering. We see them living out of their cars, on the street, unemployed, begging for help. Do you ever give them some of your pocket change? Do you ever buy them a bottle of water or a cup of coffee? Do you speak to them?
No matter what you think of the people you see on the street, the needy or the destitute, they have something in common with you…they are human. As human beings they deserve the same rights, considerations, respect and empathy that you do. The sad thing is, we laugh, sneer and shun them. We suppose that they make a ton of money begging and we dismiss them as frauds. We are the frauds.

Does anyone remember back when I helped the homeless guy catch his loose dog and then offered him a free haircut in the parking lot of the gas station in Cherokee Springs? It was a little embarrassing and a little humbling, but it was tremendously appreciated and that man is hopefully teaching at a school in Atlanta now, back on his feet. Maybe not, but at least I gave him the benefit of the doubt and the belief that he could accomplish something with what had become a rather sad state of being.

How many times in your life have you seen someone on the street, or in Wal-Mart, or even at work that smelled bad, or was in need of something that you could easily help them with? How many times did you help? Did you look the other way, or stare blankly ahead hoping not to meet their gaze, waiting nervously for the light to turn green when we encountered them at a red light? Have we become that disengaged from the plight of the needy that we think we are too good to help?

I have a feeling that over the next few years some of the people reading this blog might be in bad need of help. I think the country as a whole will see more and more homeless and desperate men and women and yes, even children.

Horry County SC has hundreds of kids living on the street that still attend high school. The school system is doing its best to help them.

Spartanburg SC has an amazing soup kitchen that feeds hundreds.

Asheville has a endangered Women's shelter in the middle of its prominent downtown area.

What are you doing to help the needy? Anything? Nothing?

I want to challenge each of you to dedicate some of your time this week to do SOMETHING toward your fellow man, even if you feel like you need the charity and don’t have a penny to give.Give someone a can of food, or some of your time, or some old clothing or sell something and donate the money or just speak to these people or smile at them, for God’s sake, for the sake of your soul, for the sake of your children. Prove to yourself that love is boundless,boundary-less and that every person on the planet is worth something to you. They are to me.
I hope everyone has the most beautiful day possible and don’t forget that if you are worth more than you think, that alone should increase your neighbors value and the value of the man on the street!

Go Do Something about it!!!!