Last night I listened
to a beautiful poetry reading by an intelligent and encouraging woman, and
discussed our purpose in life with a depressed man who had lost his way. I
called a young man named Mays a ninja and made him smile. In our van we fed 74
homeless people and I literally got to speak to each one of them because my job was
the record keeper. They were dirty and
high and hungry and beautiful. They had visible wounds and hidden wounds and
pain. And they were humbly sincere in their appreciation when we gave them food
and clothes and candles and medicine because it was survival to them, and an
undeserved and unrequested hand up.
It's a picture of us
and God. He offers us life, we just have to recognize our need for it, humble
ourselves enough to step in line with the other broken people and accept what
He offers. Maybe that's why I love this ministry so much. It's a way for me to
remember my own brokenness and connect with my Savior who sees beyond my
brokenness to who he created me to be.
Hart Ministry is a
ministry to the homeless in Kansas City.
If you want to get involved you can find information at this address: http://www.uplift.org/
