Psst- I need to ask you a quick question: Would you let a homeless person stay at your house? Why, or why
not? And if you would be so kind, please comment and share your reason/s below
before reading any further.
If you answered no, I do not fault you, nor do I cast any
judgments. There seems to be a trend in modern Christendom that equates poverty
and homelessness with curses and sin. Thus, if are homeless you must have done something
really awful to piss G*d off! Being that we are all sinners this cannot be the only
reason Christians fail to help those in need.
Perhaps it is Fear?
Of course there will always be some anxiety over letting
a total stranger stay in your home regardless of his or her lot in life. In
this age of fear and trembling (for all the wrong reasons), we must always be on guard from those trying to
hurt us and take our neat stuff. What the hell would we do if one of these dirty smelly derelicts took our new 50+ inch flat screen TV!?! Our weekend would
totally be ruined! Not to mention our week- The frigging Voice just started!
Another type of Fear?
I would also suggest a different kind of fear: a fear
that one day we could actually be homeless and hungry ourselves. Lord forbid! This type of
fear is even worse than the first- for this fear brings about apathy and a
hardening of the heart towards those suffering and in need. This fear also
causes an elitist mentality and a feeling of moral superiority (get a job you damn bums!). G*d help us if
we ever reach this point.
What then?
If everything we have is a gift from G*d, why are we so hell
bent on protecting our materialistic things? If Jesus is the author and
finisher of our faith, why do we not believe we will be protected if we come to
the aid and need of another? Just a little something to think about; may the
Holy Spirit be our eternal Guide.
Would you let a homeless person stay at your house?
