The Homeless Man

[Guest guest]

This came my way today and I was struck by the truth in it. May we learn not to

judge and love more.

The Lesson of the Homeless Man

(Unknown Author)

It was a cold winter's day that Sunday. The parking lot to the church was

filling up quickly. I noticed as I got out of my car fellow church members were

whispering among themselves as they walked in the church.

As I got closer I saw a man leaned up against the wall outside the church. He

was almost laying down as if he was asleep. He had on a long trench coat that

was almost in shreds and a hat topped his head, pulled down so you could not see

his face. He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too small for his feet, with

holes all over them, his toes stuck out.

I assumed this man was homeless, and asleep, so I walked on by through the doors

of the church.

We all fellowshipped for a few minutes, and someone brought up the man laying

outside. People snickered and gossiped but no one bothered to ask him to come

in, including me.

A few moments later church began. We all waited for the Preacher to take his

place and to give us the Word, when the doors to the church opened.

In came the homeless man walking down the aisle with his head down.

People gasped and whispered and made faces.

He made his way down the aisle and up onto the pulpit where he took off his hat

and coat. My heart sank.

There stood our preacher...he was the " homeless man. "

No one said a word.

The preacher took his Bible and laid it on his stand.

" Folks, I don't think I have to tell you what I am preaching about today. If you

judge people, you have no time to love them. "

~ " We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a

little of each other everywhere. " ~

~ " If I could reach up and hold a star for every time you've made me smile, the

entire evening sky would be in the palm of my hand. "