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Throw Back Thursday - The Woman with the Zircon Earrings. When I first travelled Washington D.C. it brought back memories from over a decade ago. There were homeless people and panhandlers everywhere. I dealt with this scenario in Ventura, California frequently but not so much in West Virginia. There was so much opulence yet so much desperation. One year I was at the Union Station Food Court and purchased a meal for a young man. My Quaker girlfriend was at a deli the Judicial Square station. She also purchased a meal for a homeless man. We met at the Judicial Square station to spend the night in a nearby Church for a protest/lobbying event. The first time I went to DC was right after Grumpy's death., I stayed at the William Penn House which was the healing place I needed. I was homeward bound heading to the East Market Metro Station I encountered a woman sleeping on a sofa on the sidewalk .It was apparently being thrown out. Sometimes people leave things on the sidewalk for other folks to pick and utilize. I did a quick prayer for the woman and headed the station. I soon realized I was going in the wrong direction. I turned around and headed for the station in the right direction. Once again, I encountered the lady sleeping on the discarded sofa. I took a closer look at her. The one thing I noticed on both encounters was her sparkling square-cut zircon earrings This was a woman fighting to maintain some semblance of dignity and being a woman despite her challenging circumstance. Once again, I visualized her in healing light and sent a prayer to the cosmos for divine intervention in her life. I had about XVI dollars in cash on me . I placed it in her shoe to find when she wakes . I don't know the woman's story or how she will use the cash . It's none of my business. It is between her and her Higher Power. I do know we are called to pray for people and frequently we are called be the answer to someone's prayer. We can even be the answer to our own prayers. Faith without works is dead. We can do the footwork but the results are not always what we expect.    Abracadabra  |
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Never travel faster than your guardian angel can fly Abracadabra
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My husband and I relocated to West Virginia is 1998. When I travelled to Washington D.C. I had forgotten about homeless folks. Abracadabra
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There are more and more homeless people sleeping rough on the streets in Dublin now than ever before. House prices and rents are sky high , and out of reach of so many people. Even couples and single people with good jobs are struggling with the high cost of buying or renting their homes. The first time we visited Los Angeles, we were shocked at the amount of homeless people there. Skid Row was a real eye opener for sure.
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WE HAVE HOMELESS FOLKS HERE ON THE COTE D'AZUR WHICH SURPRISINGLY ENOUGH IS NOT AT ALL A GLOBALLY RICH PART OF FRANCE. THE CITY, THE RED CROSS AND THE SECOURS POPULAIRE ALL HELP OUT WITH FOOD, NIGHT REFUGES AND SUCH AND OURS EVEN HAS A KENNEL. IT IS ALL VERY SAD BUT WHEN ASKED, SEVERAL OF THE HOMELESS MEN SAY THEY DO NOT WANT TO LIVE INDOORS. WHAT TO DO???
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We can't help them all, but sometimes we are just led towards one particular person to help and should do it. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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