Tuesday, July 17, 2001
Tuesday, July 17, 2001
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows
me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life."
Harper spent the days wandering the streets in the icy January rain and her nights sleeping in
doorways, train stations and public shelters. She began to realize that most of the homeless people
were not much different than she.
Several people helped, giving her food and advice on how to survive without money. The
undercover investigation made her realize that many homeless are simply normal people who have
been hit with financial problems from which they have not been able to rebound. There was no
other way to know how they felt than for this successful media person to walk where the
homeless walk.
There is another who left comfort and convenience to walk where the outcasts walk. That is
essentially the message of the cross. He has walked where we walk. When it is time for us also to
walk the VIA DOLOROSA, the way of suffering, he walks with us. That has always been the
hope of people whose dreams have been dashed, whose burdens have seemed unbearable.
(John 8:12
NRSV)
A few of years ago the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS carried a story about a television news
anchor-woman named Pat Harper who left her luxurious East Side apartment with 80 cents in her
pocket and spent five days living on the street "to learn what it's like to be homeless."
God of hope, thank you for always walking with me. Amen.
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