Never Too Busy

proverbs 17:1-5

"Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker;
whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished."

too often, people walk right by the poor without blinking an eye.  they dont stop to drop a dollar, or even a few coins in the hat/jar/can.  they might even rush over to the other side of the street, fearful of what the poor person might "do." i haven't seen this one myself, but some people make fun of them, or even steal what little has been donated to them in that hat/jar/can.  but God warns against that.

i've been guilty of that.  instead of doing my part to help out someone on the side of the road, i may have walked to the other side. turned my face.  this reminded me to not do that--honestly it kind of shames me into guilt:

how does that happen?  where "helping the poor" doesnt move people, but say something offensive and instantly people move together and become angry at the offender.  that's how it should be more often, citizens aggregating against tragic injustice.

now, in chandler most people drive around and it's seldom that i would walk down the street and pass by someone in need.  maybe at the airport/downtown that would happen.  today, im going to a friend's recital in phoenix--if i see someone with a hat/jar/can i will definitely drop a dollar. and if i dont see someone, there's a charity i've been meaning to donate to, but i've always been "busy" and brushed it off. But Gods not too busy for me.   today, i wont be too busy for him/others either.