Poignancy

There are days where you start off great and days when you're scared witless immediately while driving a motor vehicle. And these incidents can dramatically assist in turning your day a little more sour...

It's cool pedestrians! Don't mind the shrieking. Please go about your business.

So while the remainder of my morning has been on edge, I just read an interesting story.

A new pastor has been elected for a congregation and on his first day he enters the church dressed as a homeless man.
Needless to say he is greeted by few of its members and told not to approach the sanctuary and sit in the back.
Now- he also behaved as a homeless man might. Asking for change to eat, but he also made an effort to greet others.

So, as you might expect the congregation went silent after the pastor stood from the back and walked past them to the front of the church. He quoted a scripture and told them how he was treated and how he felt.

In some ways I believe this to be brilliant. In fact, in most ways.
The only defense I can come up with is that it completely took them off guard- which was the point.
It's a reminder. And we all need those reminders and lessons to bring us back to a goal, if we choose to seek it out. The goal of becoming the person we hope to be.

None of those people were at fault. They might have cried and felt at fault, however the lesson was learned.
And the only thing I hope is that it wasn't given in disdain or blame- which I would imagine a new pastor would not want to do if his goal is to encourage love and acceptance for all.

Now, I don't necessarily consider myself to be a person who subscribes to any one religious faith, but I will proudly keep a picture of this man as a reminder of the lesson to try and continue on my journey to be that better person.

And there will be times I fail, many times and that's to be expected. As long as I keep remembering the ultimate goal and strive to meet it.

One step at a time.
One foot after another.