Did you see the beggar on the street?
No, I was reading.
He had no shoes; his feet were bleeding.
Did you see the child on the corner over there?
No, I was praying.
His lips were cracked and dry; I couldn’t hear what he was saying.
Did you see the mother with her child in her arms?
No, I was reading the Bible.
They were on a donkey; they came out of that stable.
Did you see that man dragged along by police?
No I was preaching.
They hung him on a cross; because of his teaching.
Did you see the sick woman, the hungry man, the prisoner?
No, I was looking for Jesus.
“Whatever you do or fail to do for the least of these….”*
(A meditation on the previous post, “Beggars on the street: to give or not to give“)
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Thanks Peter, thanks Caddo, sometimes it comes together, especially when I have something to say to me!
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Oh, this is really good, Ian!! God bless you–sis Caddo
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Thank you – a smarting good poem response to Jesus’ invitation.
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Lots of food for thought in this prayer and the relative article. I shall have to think twice as I drive down Victoria Road and pass 4 sets of traffic lights each with at least one or two people (children of, and made in the image of God) wanting alms. I pray the Lord will enable me to be a better neighbour.
Thanks Ian
Mum
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Thank you. Mmmm, perhaps when you’re driving? But otherwise I think you do pretty good on neighbourliness.
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