Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Terry

Tonight, I had dinner with a stranger.

He has been working his whole life, mostly part-time jobs.
He's lived in every state, even Canada and Mexico.

Lately he's lost a lot of work due to the influx of Hispanics.
But he's not bitter.
Lately he's been having financial troubles.
But he's not worried.
Lately he's been forced to resort to humiliating means for money.
But he's not humiliated.

Lately he's been living under a bridge.
But he's not complaining.

His name is Terry, he's well into his 50's, possibly even 60's, and homeless.

The most amazing thing is, he lives life one day at a time without worry. He confessed to me that his favorite verses dealt with how we are like sheep, and the Lord is our shepherd, caring for us through all things.

This guy lives on $10 a day, the least we can do is be thankful for what we have in such abundance.

2 comments:

nate. said...

yea man that was a really interesting experience. thanks for doing that, it was a tribute to your thoughtfulness

christ*in said...

this gave me chills.