What do a homeless person from the streets of Fort Worth and an upscale art dealer have in common? Like non-fiction? I recommend the book, Same Kind of Different as Me.
If you want to change your life, go out and meet someone new. Get outside that tiny box, called self, you've been hibernating in and move. Move towards the one who needs someone like you to be a part of his or her life.
Scary? Perhaps.
Easy? Probably not.
Why? Why not?
Through the encouragement of his wife, Ron Hall, steps outside his comfort zone in the world of art, and starts feeding the homeless in inner city Fort Worth. He meets a homeless man, Denver, and his world evolves in ways he could never have imagined.
A book editor once told me that I seem to want to write about the "messiness" of life. Well, think about it. It's out there. All over, wherever we go. We See In a Mirror Dimly is about mental illness. The Secret Is is about poverty and learning disabilities. All the Rivers Run Into the Sea is about dysfunctional relationships,Thou Shalt Not is about murder and more. Do Not Be Deceived is about family abuse and poverty.
The Same Kind of Different as Me, caused me to think about those who are often neglected and even scorned because of poverty and the unknown reasons they arrived at this state in their lives. It caused me to think about death, why we are here, and how I may go forward in my own life in a more purposeful way.
Different? We each are capable of hate, fear, frustration, disappointment, and, yes, even, love. We all yearn for something greater than ourselves, a place where there is no hate, fear, frustration, disappointment. A place where there is only love. Are we really so different from each other?
In spite of the trials in your own live, choose to love God.
Choose to love your fellow man.
He is the God of mighty angels.
He is a friend of mine.
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