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MONDAY THOUGHT 6/30/08

Have you ever looked into the eyes of a person who had no hope? I think there’s nothing more frightening.
 
One encounter that still haunts me more than two years later was a 30-second meeting one bitter cold winter morning in Minneapolis with a beautiful young lady who approached me for money. Her eyes had a dull and vague emptiness, beyond terror or caring, as if certain that it (pick your own “it”) was never going to get better or go away. I gave her $5, told her to go home and told her God loved her. I wonder if she’s alive today.
 
My point:  I don’t know how to save the world, and there are days I can barely save myself.  But I believe that we are here for a purpose, and maybe, just maybe, the brief moment we share hope, offer encouragement or just take the time to care may be that brief moment that makes a difference in someone’s life.  God bless and enjoy the opportunities God gives us every day to serve Him. — jri
 
“[Y]ou can spend your life any way you
want, but you can spend it only once.”
        –    John C. Maxwell
               (Thinking for a Change)