No Matter What People Think About Me, I Know I'm a Human First

Ronald Davis is a man down on his luck. Living on the streets, he tries to survive everyday. He is like any one of us. But he gets humiliated, ignored, and insulted by those around him. Ronald has to deal with men  and women who will not give him the opportunity to improve his life; to turn his life around. All he asked for was a place to stay and a job to get him some food, but they all turn him down. Its the story of his life - no one wants him, no one wants to see him, no one wants to be him. Thankfully there are those who look beyond who we are on the outside and look at our true potential, as Children of God.

His fortune changed after his interview was sent to Reddit and seen by millions. I remember reading about him as his luck began to unfold. Hundreds saw their opportunity to give back to this man for the wrongs they have done to their own man. People scoured the streets of Boston - to deliver care packages; just to let him know there were people out there who saw the injustice and wanted to help. But this is not just Ronald's fight. There are thousands of impoverished children and adults throughout the United States in similar situations. They are on every corner, waiting for one of us to help deliver them to a better place. They are in your neighborhood, your parks, even in front of our own school. Sure we say we are 'Men for Others' but it disgraces me that we don't even try to help those around us.

While touring Harvard with the Strake - St. Agnes Choir, we saw the extent of poverty. Men and women lived in trash bags; one man was eating out of the garbage can. They would come up to us, begging for money, and I would feel sorry, then slowly walk around them. Looking back I was no better than those around me. We have our call to come closer to God and one way to do that is by showing others that we care for them - whether they are down on their luck or have just never been given a chance.