It’s that time of year again when the all too familiar words “All I Want” are heard from young and old alike.
Mommy, all I want for Christmas is . . .
Hubby, all I want is . . .
Santa, all I want . . .
I’m not sure how you are filling in the blank this year, but I have a new perspective for the words “all I want.”
A few weeks back the weather here was quite drizzly, cold, and windy. As I was leaving the church building one afternoon, a homeless man who had been visiting us came in out of the cold and we began to visit. In the course of our conversation he said, “All I want . . .”
I’m not sure how you think he might have finished that sentence, but my heart was taken back by his words. “All I want is a tarp to cover what little stuff I have that is now getting ruined by this rain.”
Oh friends, while we are thinking of all the things we want to fix up and fill our homes this holiday season, just remember there are some out there just wishing for a tarp so they will have a dry place to lay their head and protect their “stuff”.
I am seeing more clearly everyday just how blessed I am and I hope you realize just how blessed you are too. Even in the midst of our struggles and hardships, certainly we can see blessings in our midst.
Lord, amazingly I am so blessed. Help me to bless others.
So very true….
Great post.
Traveling outside of the US is a stunning reminder of how very blessed we are. Having just returned from Israel and seeing how many of the Palestinian people live, I was vividly reminded of how extravagantly blessed I am.
Leah
Yes and lets not forget that we are blessed in many ways. During this season of love, lets please remember those such as this homeless man and maybe the neighbor down the street who do not have family or friends.
If you have Jesus living in you, He will provide enough love for you to share with all ! Thank you for talking to this man Alene. Little did he know that you gave him a tarp that day…..you wrapped him in a tarp of love.
that's a wake up call to all of us. We need it. thanks, Alene for sharing. b
How the homeless do remind us of our blessings! Thanks for sharing this story..
kim
ps I am planning to do a post Friday of a homeless memory
Hi Alene,
I help our church feed the homeless and am always so encouraged.
We fed 150 homeless people at one shelter, a Thanksgiving meal complete with turkeys, hams, a HUGE cake, pies, & vegy's. We had so much left over there was enough food to feed another shelter. Which was a blessing, as they were only gonna have canned chili.
God is good!!