tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post4123216864574448740..comments2023-04-17T05:59:18.247-05:00Comments on The Unprofitable Servant: Extraordinary Random Moment of GraceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-74668340252540705302011-07-23T21:42:55.139-05:002011-07-23T21:42:55.139-05:00Oh, Manny, this post wasn't meant to shame you...Oh, Manny, this post wasn't meant to shame you or anyone else. I have probably spent more time than most people encountering and sometimes looking after homeless people. I cannot imagine walking the streets in this kind of heat without a cool drink. <br /><br />Anne, I considered the same thing, that perhaps he was insulted, but it didn't seem that way. I have, on occasion, mistaken someone sloppily dressed for a homeless person and their reaction has made me want to crawl under a rock. I simply think this little encounter was one of God's many blessings on me. The interesting thing is that this man was headed in the opposite direction of where I was standing, and then suddenly, he was along side me. God's grace at work, I like to think. I so often think of the physical needs of the homeless and downtrodden that it's easy to forget they have spiritual needs, too.TLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05699746979019393620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-63572631564764299512011-07-23T21:34:39.960-05:002011-07-23T21:34:39.960-05:00What a beautiful thing to do and for him to reques...What a beautiful thing to do and for him to request that. I am reluctant to give money to the homeless because I figure it only encourages their dysfuntions. I have never had one tell me to give the money away. You have shamed me. I will do better than I have. God bless the both of you.Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-85688533186302444822011-07-23T20:14:27.240-05:002011-07-23T20:14:27.240-05:00That was nice of you to offer a drink. A lot of p...That was nice of you to offer a drink. A lot of people wouldn't have thought about it.Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-4372826609595283362011-07-23T19:18:26.435-05:002011-07-23T19:18:26.435-05:00Very interesting. I wonder what it all means, the...Very interesting. I wonder what it all means, the fact that he refused your money, I mean. Was he secretly rich, was he insulted, was he very satisfied with his life as it is? What a blessing it must be to only want prayer and nothing more! I want to be like that. I will pray for the man in your encounter.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06195528409761980551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-51136905133402793522011-07-23T18:51:40.260-05:002011-07-23T18:51:40.260-05:00I will offer up this man in prayer too...
Angels u...I will offer up this man in prayer too...<br />Angels unaware..Carolinehttp://www.bellofthewanderer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-40097613322000905262011-07-23T18:35:02.069-05:002011-07-23T18:35:02.069-05:00Beautiful encounter!Beautiful encounter!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847572866285311259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-75075400369929302372011-07-23T18:31:41.752-05:002011-07-23T18:31:41.752-05:00I realized later, Julie, that our first instinct i...I realized later, Julie, that our first instinct is to want to meet someone's physical needs when what they may really want is to have their soul looked after. When I first observed this man's behavior, I was sure he was mentally ill, and I always approach his type with a bit of caution because you never know when an encounter can turn violent. He sure taught me a thing or two.TLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05699746979019393620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-24793089815558603942011-07-23T15:27:08.504-05:002011-07-23T15:27:08.504-05:00Goosebumps here, and not because I'm cold.Goosebumps here, and not because I'm cold.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600512093922807813noreply@blogger.com