Today on Multiply Justice:
Homeless and on the streets — that’s about as lost as a soul can get. And helping a homeless person is about a complicated a “least of these” ministry as you can find. There’s almost never a simple reason why someone has become homeless, and untangling the complex knot of inter-related problems can be very frustrating. On top of that, many of the ways we instinctively try to help can wind up making things worse.
Doing something helpful is better — and more Christlike — than doing nothing, however. One church in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District opens it sanctuary during the day so homeless souls have a safe place to sleep.
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(CC Jeanette Antal NC)
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