Seeing With the Heart

On a corner near the road, stood a man with a cardboard sign. It said, “ I’m hungry, will work for food.” I did not stop- I rushed right by as others before me had done. Then my heart cried out, “Did you not see how thin he was?” “Or the hopelessness that was there?” Maybe God uses the hopeless to show you another’s needs, and help them in their despair. I drove around the block to the grocery store. Then I took $20 from my debit card and got him something to eat and a cold drink. Then I put the rest of the money in the bag. I drove around the block and gave it to him. He said, “God bless you, thank you.” My heart was quiet now. It saw the need and nudged me to do a good deed. Often we take for granted our easy way of life and pass right by others whose heart bleeds. We see, but we don’t see, when we could plant a lovely, kind seed. 10/21/17 The Good Samaritan Contest Craig Hawkins- sponsor