Homeless for Three Hours

Last week I had opportunity to be homeless for three hours. The lessons are important ones. In that brief time you have to locate a public bathroom to use because you do not have ready access to one where you no longer live. Cooking is out of the question, unless making grilled cheese on your engine block is up your alley. Having a small cooler in the car meant an available access to a bottle of water, but when my wife drove away with the cooler, I was waterless. There was computer access at my office, but no television available. When you are homeless possessions are burdens. You had rather travel light, because everything has to be carried in some fashion, in the car or on your person. My pockets were filled with the usual wallet and keys, but what was I doing with a screwdriver, a toothbrush, and my dental floss in my coat pocket along with a tape measure, two pens, notepad, and a small pack of Kleenex. Then there was the checkbook with three back check registers and my address book, the old one and the new one….
Homelessness is not for the fainthearted. Then again, my circumstances were entirely voluntary. By 3:30 I had signed on the dotted lines of numerous pages at the closing attorney’s office and I was once more in possession of a mortgage and perhaps doorknob ownership. That said, there is something to be learned by considering the plight of millions of homeless persons around the globe that struggle daily for water, food, clothing and shelter to meet their needs. Pray for them. And pray for those who can help to make their circumstances better in the future. Pray for those who enable employment
by their entrepreneurship and hard work. Pray for those who enable good agricultural practices that can supply food to multitudes of the hungry. Pray for those who serve within political systems of government that oversee policies that can improve the lives of many. Pray for those involved in financial services that can allow responsible lending and borrowing to be utilized effectively. Pray for those who have yet to hear about the provision of an eternal home with God who loves us and gave His Son to be our Savior.