Going out and meeting the needs of the men and women who live on the streets of New York City has completely changed my perspective on life. These are people who at one time had a life like mine - some even better off- and are now living with nothing but themselves. Even so, they have strong minds and opinions. They have not lost their potential just because they are homeless. One of my friends asked me the other day, "How can we worship a homeless man on Sunday and ignore a homeless man on Monday?"
We met a man named Eddie who was sleeping on the steps of a church. We saw so many wealthy people pass by, and look confusedly at us because we were talking to a homeless man. Others completely ignored us. They were too busy to care about Eddie. I wonder how many of those people attend a church on Sunday, and worship Jesus? He was homeless. He said Himself that this world was not his home; that His Father is in heaven. We are the same, if we have accepted Jesus into our lives. We are all homeless. So then, let us begin to practice what we have been taught since childhood:
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
"Love your neighbor as yourself."
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