Homeless

Yesterday I found myself in a God orchestrated encounter.  

A homeless man reached out to us for help.

I said yes.

I went to where he was staying, 

picked him up and then began the encounter.

He was a vet,

a Christian,

an author

and he was homeless.

We went to the store, 

got him some clothes,

some food cards

and

then stopped to get a meal.

We talked, 

had fun, 

and

got to know each other.

But for all I gave him

the most important

thing I gave him

was 

my 

time.

He told me

the hardest part

of

being homeless

was 

being 

lonely.

My greatest gift to him was not

clothing, food, shoes or even a coat...

....it was time.

Do you realize how inexpensive 

the really important things are?

A smile,

a hug,

time to listen.

My new friend came back to life....

simply because I spent time with him,

listened to him, and cared.

It's so easy. 

It made his day,

and 

it made mine as well!