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6. "Never Treat A Brother Like A Passing Stranger Because It Might Be The Prince Of Peace Returning.

Sat May 26, 2012, 07:59 PM

May 2012

That's from Leon Russell's "Prince Of Peace".

I was on the same bus today and was talking to this homeless man who told me he has been homeless for the better part of twenty years. He said he was on SSI but felt bad. I told him he paid into it. But he was alert and oriented. He said he forgot the last time he ate so I gave him what little money I could spare.

Earlier in the day I had to choose between a regular burger for $1.29 at Carls and a turkey burger for $3.49. I told my gf I am happy I went for the less expensive burger. I had a spare two dollars. That way we both had food in our stomach.

I am not a deeply spiritual person but I consider myself an acts oriented Christian and ask myself what Jesus would do in certain situations. I believe in the divine Jesus but even if I believed in the historical Jesus it wouldn't make a difference.

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Just About The Saddest Thing I Have Ever Seen [View all] DemocratSinceBirth May 2012 OP

Reminds me of this song tawadi May 2012 #1

The Homeless Problem In Los Angeles Is Acute DemocratSinceBirth May 2012 #2

and this... handmade34 May 2012 #12

Yes tawadi May 2012 #18

This woman may be mentally ill -- a good fraction of homeless people are -- and the law pnwmom May 2012 #3

I'm so not religious, BUT... liberalmuse May 2012 #4

"Never Treat A Brother Like A Passing Stranger Because It Might Be The Prince Of Peace Returning. DemocratSinceBirth May 2012 #6

Your verse is correctly interpreted. Angels unawares. As to the person who asked "where is God" jwirr May 2012 #7

She Was In Extraordinarily Bad Shape DemocratSinceBirth May 2012 #8

From your discription it sounds like it. Poor lady. jwirr May 2012 #11

I Was On The Subway And Saw A One Hundred Year Old Woman With Her Granddaughter DemocratSinceBirth May 2012 #13

one sadthing is that by the time you are one hundred - truedelphi May 2012 #16

My father was a psychiatrist in Southern California for five decades, and I have never seen him so Flaxbee May 2012 #5

I Was Thinking Of Telling The Bus Driver Or Calling 911 But I Didn't Know What To Say DemocratSinceBirth May 2012 #9

so difficult... handmade34 May 2012 #14

I Lived In Fort Lauderdale The Summer Of 010 DemocratSinceBirth May 2012 #15

the things I see... handmade34 May 2012 #17

Your father was right but there were also a lot of people who had been locked in who did not need to jwirr May 2012 #10

My grandmother (1895-1974) was a cook at a home, and she took care of folks. Faygo Kid May 2012 #19

I have 2 homeless living in my backyard ErikJ May 2012 #20

have you ever read Alan Bennett's "The Lady in the Van"? renate May 2012 #21

Thanks. Actually I have no problem using the yard. ErikJ May 2012 #23

Occupy LA camps out with the folks in Skid Row every Friday night. I was there last night. U4ikLefty May 2012 #22

I'd like to repeat. Please come to Skid Row on Fridays after OLA's General Assembly. U4ikLefty May 2012 #24