9/26/12
What I saw
with my eyes…..
Corner of Grove Park and Poplar---a youngish woman dressed in colorful
attire with a turban-type wrapped head piece---- scratching her entire body
almost spasmodically and certainly inappropriately, even pulling up her shirt and
scratching under her arms……as she opened her car door in the CUMC parking lot,
I saw that it was her “house”---homeless
Corner of Mendenhall
and Poplar---a bearded man in blue shirt & clean jeans,
cinched at waist to keep them up---directing an orchestra, only he could
see----often switching to guitar strumming or keyboarding, though no
instruments were visible, just his movements----mental instability
Corner of Shady
Grove and Yates---2 well dressed gentlemen in
dark suits wearing yamakas, the Jewish skullcaps, accompanying a lady who was
wearing a white doily type head covering similar to ones I saw Catholic women wearing bobby pinned to their
coifed hair when going to mass at St. Peter & Paul’s in Hoptown---orthodox
Jews on the way to Shul for Yom Kippur services
Seeing the
first 2, I felt fearful. Seeing the Jewish trio I felt no fear. I, who thought
I had no “real” prejudice, was clearly shown that sin in my life.
Have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil motives? (James 2:4)
What God saw
with His heart………mankind, His creation---in need of a Savior.
I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality, but in every nation, the one who fears Him and does what is right is welcome to Him. (Acts 10:34-35)
Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He promised to those who love Him? (James 2:5)
