When i first met the homeless man last night i was standing in front of the dollar store talking on my cell phone, i noticed him so thin slumped over on the bench. It was 90 degrees outside. He had on dirty clothing and he appeared unkept , i watched as people walked past him and no one stopped to say "hey are you ok " and i thought if that were a stray dog i bet 10 people would try to help it , feed it make sure it had water in the heat. As my husband came out of the store i hung up the phone and began digging in my purse he said "what ya doing ??" I said I am going over there ~ which he already knew .. I walked up to him and said " Sir are you ok " and he sat up and i then noticed he had hair and beard that reminded me of jesus and the greenest eyes. He said " oh yea i am just tired, i said i was worried about you its awful hot out here, he said well since i broke my hip i havent felt real well, i said have you eatten today.. he said No mama i havent. My heart broke i said well i have some cash it is not much but it will get you something to eat, he looked at me and said " i dont want to take all you have " to that i said " i am very blessed to have plenty at home". He said can i ask your name and i told him , he said i am Danny. I instantly thought of my daughter Dani. I thought how odd is that he would have the same name. He seemed so happy to just talk to someone. When i said well i better go and said Good bye he said something that stopped me in my tracks , he said " i will remember you in my prayers Vicki ". Here was a little man with nothing it seemed and he wanted to pray for me ..... People were afraid to get too close to him for fear of "catching" something .. Well i caught something from him renewed Faith !!! God is all around us and he reminds us how blessed we are in our lives, for all the complaining about how "hard" life can be .... I am blessed . I thought about him and prayed for him all night last night. I wish i could have done more for him another human being the world forgot.. but then i remembered God had not forgotten him. Just before going in the store and then seeing him my husband and i were talking about God and how he provided for us even when it wasnt what we wanted .. we always had enough to survive. A lesson God would show my in a lil old man on a bench. Thank you Lord, please bless Danny on this Day and everyday. Amen
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 11:19:13 +0000
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