Two summers ago,
I had the opportunity to go on a caravan, which is basically like a summer camp
where you travel the country and make stops in different states. We do service projects and put on church
services across America. One of our
stops was in Nashville, Tennessee. While
there, we were able to help at a soup kitchen and serve lunch to some people
who were homeless. To be honest, I was
completely expecting most of the people who came in to be grumpy and not
friendly. I’m not sure why I thought
that; I shouldn’t have been so naïve.
I mentally prepared myself for rude and unfriendly people, and I told
myself that we were here to serve and represent Jesus and it didn’t matter how
anyone treated us.
As the doors
opened and people began to come in, I was almost instantly humbled by how kind
everyone was. Almost everyone that came
in smiled and thanked us. I had some
lovely conversations with many of them.
I even asked one man how he was doing and with a smile he said, “Well, I
got up this morning, and that means I’m doing great!” This was really just a great testimony that
showed you should never judge a book
by its cover. We have no excuse to be
rude or mean to anyone because these people who have almost nothing were so
loving and kind. This experience was a
true example to me of what a Christ-like attitude is.
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