It's interesting the way things work out.
Writing my talk for tomorrow on 'helping those in need' - with action, giving and prayer. Broke off to go and say evening prayer at church - which was disrupted by the plausible homeless chap wanting food and not really knowing what to do with himself. One's immediate reaction - oh no, how can I deal with this and get on with all the stuff that needs to be done, like writing a talk on 'helping those in need'...
Penny drops, someone gets a bag of food, and an old sleeping bag, and some emergency accommodation and food numbers, and some telephoning change and some cigarettes. Who knows how it will end? He may be a druggie, or he may be a person who wants to be sorted. He may turn up at church tomorrow morning, we may never see him again.
But at least we tried to help. That is what we are supposed to be here for...
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