Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Micah 6:8

I sat as I waited for the car ahead of me to drive out of the driveway so I could get out on the road. A woman was trying to talk to the driver through the window but quickly walked away. When it was my turn to drive through I noticed the woman. She had sat back down next to a man under the bus stop bench. They seemed to be traveling together and looked like they needed some money, or food, or anything, really.

As I drove by my heart was saddened. I wanted to help them. But I thought about the streets of LA county and the dangers of being alone.

"But God,' I said. "How do you know when it's safe to go out?"......

And he replied, "I never asked you to be safe."

4 comments:

wellis68 said...

Beautiful post

Danny said...

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Jamie said...

It is a hard truth to wrestle with. Thanks for your honesty.

Peace,
Jamie Arpin-Ricci
www.missional.blog.com

Ryan said...

It is quite a struggle, especially with the way that todays society tells us in so many ways to protect ourselves, protect your money, protect your health, protect your heart, protect your identity.

Good insight amanda