They will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'
He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.' ~Matthew 25:44-45
Today, we pray for those who are homeless. Whether it is by poor choices made in life or a failing economy, they are all deserving of our prayers. We pray for their safety and health and someone to help give them the tools to regain the life they want to live.
I will also be praying for every one of us to find it in ourselves to help the homeless in some way. Just as with my post on paying it forward, there are many different ways you can help the homeless. Perhaps you can find time to take your family to a soup kitchen to volunteer or you can stock up on toiletries when you find them on sale and donate them to a shelter. The homeless shelters in our area also accept donations of old blankets and coats.
I work the night shift at a hotel, and the homeless come in sometimes to get warm or to use the restroom - the policy is that we have to kick them out immediately, and it tears my heart in two. I feel so helpless but this post made me realize that I have a powerful tool: prayer.
ReplyDeleteI may not be able to assist them at my work directly, but I can always pray for our heavenly Father to provide a helper to come along to aid them when I can't. I can always pray, so thank you for this encouragement today.