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I saw a man holding a sign It was so truthfully written His clothes and his eyes told the story From addiction, he had been bitten. Many drove by yelling at him to get a job and more Some said aloud, "Don't give him money for alcohol or drugs, he'd use it for". My heart started to pound quickly My eyes filled with tears Because the man who stood on the corner did not deserve those leers. He did not just wake up one day wanting this for his life Something devastating caused his pain perhaps he had lost his wife. The truthfulness of the sign he held caused me to reach into my purse as I watched the man's body shake I knew from experience this curse. That fix he desperately needed The withdrawals were taking him over If he suddenly stopped this poisonous vice he may not have had a chance to recover. I pray that he finally got the help he so desperately needed He didn't need my judgment but the understanding of what he pleaded. I read the sign he held up in the air and the honesty written in ink "I don't need money for food I need a drink". As I handed him what I had He looked down at me with a nod He knew I knew what he was going through as I prayed to God. "Thank you, God, for your precious love You helped me when others judged me Give this man a sign from you that he too deserves to be free". So never judge what you don't know of what someone may be going through because life can change in a moment Show them the same grace, that someone has shown you.
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