This interview kicked our tails.
Do you know what to do when you encounter someone who is experiencing homelessness?
We thought we did … sort of? Give them a few bucks? Offer a pack of things you have ready in your car? Pray with them?
Terence Lester, activist, speaker, and author of I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People, helps us practically navigate how we can better see people experiencing poverty and homelessness and thereby learn a lesson on how we can really see everyone.
Highlights
“We are all poor in some way. When we understand that (when we understand what God has done for us) it creates a bridge that we can walk over and show our brother and sister, who may be living on the street and experiencing hardship, the same type of love that we would want and have received from our God.” –Terence Lester
“The best phrases in the New Testament are ‘Jesus saw.’ Not only did He see people, but He became proximate to them. What will radically change our understanding and even our misconceptions about people is acknowledging them and getting proximate.” –Terence Lester
“Presence can trump money.” —Terence Lester
Do the Next Thing:
- Check out Terence’s book I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People
- Check out Terence’s site here
- Find us on Instagram here
Question of the Week for Next Week:
What was your favorite school lunch? (Either packed or the hot lunch variety?)
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