Is a Person Less Human Just Because He's Homeless?

I was waiting for the train to go home from work yesterday. Suddenly, this woman standing nearby ran towards the stairs. As I looked towards the direction she was running to, I saw a homeless person on the floor on his knees. He must have tripped and fallen. The woman, who was well dressed in office attire, did not hesitate to help this man get up. I went over to them to offer some assistance. Most of the people there, however, didn't bother to do anything at all. I was just wondering, "Were they afraid?" Or was it because they considered it beneath their "dignity" to get their hands or neat clothes dirty by touching this homeless man? I'd like to pose this question to those people, "Is a person less of a human being than your or I, just because he's homeless or poor?"

The True Worth of a Human Being

Most people today measure their worth as human beings by the amount of money they make, their social status, or their possessions. But is this really the true measure of our worth? A visiting pastor gave the answer in his sermon last Sunday at our church. Our true worth as human beings is dependent on our relationship with God. Think about this for a moment. Parents value their children simply because the kids are their children. It doesn't matter if the kids are smart, talented, athletic, or not. Parents love their children for the way they are. God, as a loving Father, also does the same. He loves us the way we are and He values us simply because we're His children. Since we should be imitators of God, we should value one another simply because we're all children of God, equally loved by God. So if we value each other for what we are, instead of what we have or what we can do, what would the world be like? Would we still suffer from worries and anxieties? Would our relationship with each other be better? What do you think?

Respect for Life

I just read the news on the Internet today. A young woman in Wichita, Kansas was stabbed in a convenience store. The other shoppers simply walked over her, while another took a picture of the dying woman with a cell phone, instead of helping her. The Police Chief was shocked by this behavior and asked, "What happened to our respect for life?" I'd like to ask the same question. But remember, in America, a mother has a "right" to kill her own unborn baby through abortion, and a disabled person, such as Terri Schiavo, can be euthanized against her will, simply because she's disabled. So is it any wonder then, why people nowadays, have a wanton disregard for human life? No one is safe. The next "victim" could be you. Mother Teresa was quite right and prophetic when she said, "And if we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another?" Maybe what we need is to restore respect for life, from conception to natural death.