Love the Kindle for allowing me to transport dozens of books in my man-purse. Downside- not being able to reference a specific page.
Lucado writes, "People-helping is never a tidy trade, because people who need help don't lead tidy lives." The reality of that statement has become so clear since Kristi and I have gotten involved with the Hard Luck Ministry on Sunday afternoons. Literacy, bus passes, furniture, rides--all are challenges for so many in our city.
The needs are infinite, but our resources are finite. Wisdom and discernment a necessity. How much to give? To whom? Where is the balance between time helping others and time spent recharging and rejuvenating?
How do we preach the love and provision of God to a group that will leave our 3-hour lunch time and return to a homeless shelter, abandon building or even worse- a doorway for an evening of restless, interrupted sleep? Do God's promises ring true to a person who suffers from an abscessed tooth with no where to turn for relief? Abandoned as a child, abused as a teenager. How can they believe in a God who owns the cattle on a thousand hills, but still allows them to sleep under a highway?
The Church has to be the hands and feet of God. God can heal the inside, but He depends on His children to provide food, safe havens and relief for the Hard Lucks.
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