I am always amazed at the look of sadness in the eyes of
people in need as they are asking for help. And by “help” I mean asking for
food or a blanket. Some people start to
share with me why they are asking for food, shoes, clothing, etc. That makes me sad too…I am at a point in my
life where I don’t need to hear what got you to this point…I’m just glad we
met.
It reminds me of a quote by Henri Nouwen…
“Every time we think we have touched a place of poverty, we will
discover greater poverty beyond that place.
Beyond physical poverty there is mental poverty, and beyond mental
poverty there is spiritual poverty, and beyond that there is nothing, nothing but
the naked trust that God is mercy. “
The sadness in people’s eyes lets us all know that there are
more than words in what people are sharing.
At His House we love! We love to take the time to learn from them how we
can help. Not to judge about how you got to where you are, but how can we lift
the sadness in your eyes. Sometimes it’s
just the act of stopping and listening. Many times, they are holding a child
while telling me the struggles, and there is sadness in the child’s eyes also.
Which is heart breaking because I feel like the light from a child is what
keeps a parent going some days. When the
spirit of a child is diminished we know this family is in great crisis.
We seem to meet people that have that “naked trust that God
is mercy!” It is not that we can save the people we meet. It’s that by meeting people, we are saved! Thank
you for allowing His House Foundation to share our love with those in need of
love.