Miami April 1, 2007
April fools!
I've realized more that I should begin andend my days with God. I forgot to mention that yesterday I heard from my dad for a little bit and he didn't really say much.
This morning I got up at 6:45 a.m. to go and help out at a homeless shelter. I was terrified. Growing up I've realized that I've been sort of trained to be scared of homeless people and think that all have made big mistakes--when they all haven't. A lot of them were black males, only a few females. Amanda, JB, and I all washed peppers (apparently they eat peppers like they were apples) for the homeless people and then we went to the service that was prepared for them. During worship, they stood, slept, sang, clapped, yelled praise to God, said amen, and other things too. The man speaking said "Most people keep going back to their small fixes that only keep them happy for a little bit and what they actually need is an eternal fix--Jesus." Afterwards or at least in the middle of it, we left to go and help serve spaghetti. I got to work with the plates. There was a lot of homeless people. They seemed to keep piling in. The scary part for we was that some of these people reminded me of my dad. For all I know, he could be homeless now too. I'm not sure what God was trying to show me. I realized that a lot of the homeless guys, well at least two, said to me "It's okay to smile." That showed me that these people are able to maintain happiness even when they have so little. Even when other people don't have great living conditions, they're still able to smile. I guess I thought it'd be rude to smile when they aren't in the greatest of situations, but really and hopefully they are in the best situation because they have God and their brothers and sisters in Christ got the chance to serve them today. Even in such a lowring position, God brings comfort.
I've realized more that I should begin andend my days with God. I forgot to mention that yesterday I heard from my dad for a little bit and he didn't really say much.
This morning I got up at 6:45 a.m. to go and help out at a homeless shelter. I was terrified. Growing up I've realized that I've been sort of trained to be scared of homeless people and think that all have made big mistakes--when they all haven't. A lot of them were black males, only a few females. Amanda, JB, and I all washed peppers (apparently they eat peppers like they were apples) for the homeless people and then we went to the service that was prepared for them. During worship, they stood, slept, sang, clapped, yelled praise to God, said amen, and other things too. The man speaking said "Most people keep going back to their small fixes that only keep them happy for a little bit and what they actually need is an eternal fix--Jesus." Afterwards or at least in the middle of it, we left to go and help serve spaghetti. I got to work with the plates. There was a lot of homeless people. They seemed to keep piling in. The scary part for we was that some of these people reminded me of my dad. For all I know, he could be homeless now too. I'm not sure what God was trying to show me. I realized that a lot of the homeless guys, well at least two, said to me "It's okay to smile." That showed me that these people are able to maintain happiness even when they have so little. Even when other people don't have great living conditions, they're still able to smile. I guess I thought it'd be rude to smile when they aren't in the greatest of situations, but really and hopefully they are in the best situation because they have God and their brothers and sisters in Christ got the chance to serve them today. Even in such a lowring position, God brings comfort.
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