Homelessness

Truly I should thank God that I am not homeless. He was faithful to provide this place for me. On Monday night after I moved my stuff I took a city bus to the Subway store so that I could get some dinner. When I took the bus back home I ended up getting off at the wrong stop and having to walk about two blocks. I noticed three men lying on park benches. I saw that one was lying on a blanket on the ground and the other two were on the benches. It’s ironic that they sleep on park benches across the street from the Wisconsin state capitol building. It’s a stark contrast between the suited executive people with relatively cushy state jobs and houses or condos in the suburbs and the homeless who have to sleep on park benches. Heck, it’s a contrast between my going to Subway to eat dinner and them having to go to a shelter or church kitchen for dinner! One would hope that the state representatives would do something along with the city of Madison about the problem of homelessness. I doubt it though.

I saw a lady coming out of the elevator at the YWCA who always asks me for money when she sees me downtown. The problem is, I've given her money in the past so that's why. I think the next time I see her downtown, if she attempts to ask me for money I'm going to ask her if she lives in the YWCA...