...HOMELESS - NOT - HEARTLESS...

...HOMELESS - NOT - HEARTLESS...

Hello, there is a human being in here, I am not an object, not a type not a threat, not an enemy, not an irritation, not a big issue. I am not just a need to be fed second-hand, sell-by-date sandwiches on a cold street, while sipping a cup of tea.

I am not something to be demeaned, devalued, discarded or deported. I am not someone who has come to steal your territory. I am not a colour, or a category.

I am not a problem to be solved, or an agenda to be discussed. I am not a drug, or a drink, or a knife, or a nut-case, or a throw away, or a waste of space.

I am a human being with a heart, to be recognised, to be respected, to be seen and to be heard, to be allowed space to grow, to laugh, to cry, to whisper, to speak, to hold, to hug, to heal, to give, to sing and to love.

I am a human being like you, with you and God-with-us. I am a human being who lives on the edge. God's Kingdom is here and now. "The Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head" (Luke 9:58).

"God said to Moses. 'I AM WHO I AM'" (Exodus 3:14).

"Jesus said to them, 'Before Abraham was, I AM"' (John 8:58).

John Cullen