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In service Thursday night Joe challenged us to take $2.50 of our money and help someone else. He stated that 3 billion (almost 1/2) people in the world live on less than $2.50 a day. It tore at my heart. But then again lots of things tear at my heart and what do I do about it? Nada. So Last night (Friday) Micah and I went to dinner with his family in Pasadena. As I was turning off the freeway onto Lake there was a woman standing on the corner with a homeless sign. She was a very nice looking woman but her eyes held a lot of hurt. I smiled at her and she smiled back and walked past my car down the line of cars sitting at the red light. Not an uncomon scene in any city really. I thought about Joe's challenge and before the light turned green I grabbed a five dollar bill and handed it to her. "God Bless You" she said, and I thought "He really has..." I complain because I don't have the money to buy new clothes or go out to eat all the time or that my husband and I don't have our own home yet. But God has blessed me unbelieveably with a job that pays the bills, a wonderful family who loves me and supports me, a roof over my head, and great friends and church family. The challenge for me now is do I smile and pat myself on the back for giving a homeless woman a couple of bucks and go on with my life? or What's next?
-Sabrina
Matthew 25:45 "He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'"

Life is not always fair.

Life is not always fair. This video of worship leader, Martyn Joseph trying to answer why this is true is worth watching. Be challenged to do all you can do to touch the world around you. Don't let fairness be an excuse for not being a hero today.