A gentleman walks into the Roxy this morning and exclaims: "Kellen, I'm not wearing any underwear today!"
When I asked him why that is, he goes on to tell me that the group home he is living in threw them all out, or else someone took them. It's not by choice that this man is going around commando in the midst of a breezy day and it is a sad example of what many around us are going without, while so many of us live in excess. But more than that--it's a great example of how easy it is for many of us to care for and show love to others around us who are in need.
Very quickly those sitting around me put money on the counter, and I said to my friend that he would not have to go without underwear anymore--we headed to Giant Tiger and picked him up some underwear.
He must have thanked us 10 times over the next 3 minutes for getting him underwear. He also came back about 20 minutes later to inform us that he put them on and they fit well! (which is important when it comes to underwear!).
In a previous blog I posted about loving others...on Sunday I challenged people of Crossings to do at least one simple thing to show people around them love this week.
Maybe it's as simple as underwear...but more likely it's even simpler than that! Keep your eyes and ears open--there are opportunities all around us to love others, and so display the love of Jesus to our world! Don't over-complicate what it can mean to love another!
I'd love to hear your stories--how is God using you to love others this week?
