This Is How We Homeless: Love, Compassion and Mercy
The Chronicles of The Emancipated Momma
This Is How We Homeless -
Love, Compassion and Mercy
Welcome and welcome back 👋🏾! It's another amazing day in paradise 🤩. Thank you so much for being here.
I'm curious about some things so I hope you don't mind me asking you 3 questions. You don't have to answer them. They're really for your own introspection. Ready? (That was number 1 🤭.)
Do you think it's my fault Wisdom and I are homeless?
Do you think I could be doing more to get us housed?
Regardless of whether you answer yes or no, the truth is, you're probably right. But that's not the point of what we're doing as research assistants for God. People of God are supposed to show up differently in all circumstances. That's what I'm doing, showing up differently.
It took me a while to realize God has me showing up kinda like a thorn in people's sides on purpose. And it's just as uncomfortable to me as it is for you (perhaps MORE uncomfortable to me). But I'm not going to shrink from this call because I've seen the other side of this time and it's phenomenal if I have the audacity to rise as I'm being called to do.
Because you see, whether I take credit or blame for me and Wisdom being unhoused, people of God are supposed to “do unto others”. People of God are supposed to do it “unto the least of these”. People of God are supposed to “Love thy neighbor as thyself”. People of God aren't supposed to judge wrongfully.
That's important to say because we're absolutely supposed to judge. We do it every single day, all day. We're NOT supposed to judge wrongfully. There is a huge difference!
I just had the autofill replace God with good. And that made me think about how what I've written would land on people's hearts and minds if I used “people of good” instead of people of God.
Or “people of Love” since God is Love, no matter which one you choose to serve.
Or “people of compassion” because that's the one word Jesus used to describe the Samaritan before He said, “go and do thou likewise”.
Or “people of mercy”, giving mercy daily as recipients of daily mercy.
Regardless of whether you are or are not Christian, religious or spiritual one of these descriptions could be you.
The reason why this is entitled “Love, Compassion and Mercy” is because of how each is linked to one another in my mind. They are like building blocks. The foundation of Love, self Love in particular, leads to compassion.
Compassion by definition is two parts. The first is empathy or sorrow for someone’s suffering. The second part is “a strong desire to alleviate the suffering”. It doesn't mean you can, it just means if you could, you would.
That's why mercy is so important. Mercy says, “I see your pain and I'm going to do what I can in a way that elevates you and contributes to your ideal solution even if it doesn't solve the problem”. For example, there is a young lady who we are blessed to receive $10 from at the beginning of every month.
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She's never spoken to me about it. She didn't ask my permission. She doesn't respond when I say thank you (and I'm not offended by that). She just sends it within the first few days of every month. Why? Because she's “people of Love, compassion AND mercy”.
She's not doing it for the accolades or the attention. She hasn't determined my worthiness to receive. She simply sees a need and is doing what is in her power to fulfill it. And it is the most incredible blessing. Every month I'm surprised when it comes.
I don't want to take it for granted. She's not required to do it so I don't dare expect it because things could change for her at any time. I think at that time she'd be transparent and say, “hey I can't send anything” but she may not have a chance.
So this is a beautiful gift that is so helpful. It comes at the perfect time, every time and saves me and Wis. I'm so grateful to her for her mercy.
This is important to me to talk about not because of my own situation but because we need each other to end homelessness and other challenges that seem overwhelming to address. All the solutions start with Love, genuine Love of yourself before you can extend Love, unconditional Love, to others.
I invite you to see where you stand in your own journey of self Love. Are you harsh in judging yourself? Do you withhold your help when you know you have the capacity to provide assistance? Do you believe you have the capacity to make a difference?
That $10 makes a difference to me every month. And everytime I have helped someone it was big to them, no matter how small I thought it was. So, again, I invite you to see where you stand in your own journey of self Love? This is not about me and my situation. It really is about you.
I'm seriously not offended by all the people who read or don't read. Who comment about how I should do something different or don't comment at all. What I know right now is I'm doing what God has directed me to do. And that keeps me living with a regulated nervous system. Because with a regulated nervous system I can continue to make choices from my adult brain, not out of fight, flight, freeze or please (fawn).
This is my journey with God. And I'm grateful He knows me so well, He's having me do things that help me better understand myself. It blesses my life every time I write simply because I'm learning so much more about me. And if it blesses you in some way, I'm in awe and completely honored by you being here.
I just have to add, I'm not worried about money or a home. To be transparent, some days I handle this situation better than others. I know everything we need will get here when we're supposed to have it.
Maybe it will come slowly, a little at a time. Maybe I'll earn enough so I will be able to handle everything. Maybe someone or several someones will support what I'm doing because they believe in the beauty of what I'm being led to create.
No matter how, I know my obedience continues to pay off. I hope you are finding that is true for you too.
Thank you again for investing your time with me. I pray you are finding something here that moves you to keep discovering your greatest self. Continued success. Enjoy the amazing day you're creating. Peace...
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