St Margaret's News July 2015 | Page 10

Seeking human kindness “How can we worship a homeless man on Sunday and ignore those homeless on Monday.” –Common Grace supporter, Shane Claiborne Photo from Common Grace Website It’s not just Jesus who had nowhere to lay his head. This week in Perth, people sleeping rough were “hosed down like animals”. 1 in 200 Australians are homeless, and a quarter of these are under the age of 18. Those sleeping rough are statistically at far higher risk of physical assault, sexual abuse and deprivation. Funding for homeless shelters is inadequate, and thousands are turned away every night. These people often have nowhere else to go. Jesus is found amongst those society considers the "least of these" and asks us to stand with them. - Common Grace · Australia St Margaret's News 10 July 2015