Today I talked with Alonzo, a homeless man who does not have a steady job, has to get food from the shelter (Cornerstone Community Outreach), and is separated from his children. He has barely anything. Yet he trusts in God an extraordinary amount. He just goes with the flow because he knows that God will provide for him, no matter what. He has a ton of hope. On the other hand, I have so many things. I have a plan for the next few years of my life - a paid-for education at a well-known university, a job, a house to live in, a dining plan that provides me with an abundance of food, and way too many material possessions. Yet I don't have that trust in God or that hope that he has. I am so much more certain about my future. Alonzo is not certain that he will have a job in the next few weeks or money for food and clothing. It's astounding and amazing to me that someone with so little and so much uncertainty can have so much hope.
We should be learning from this.
Can we have as much hope for the homeless as they have for themselves? Without that hope, can anything change?
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