the weak things of the world

I love reading GMH (givesmehope.com).  I admit that I'm very cynical when it comes to people- in my head I constantly question people's motives and often find it hard to see the "best" in people.  So when I stumbled upon GMH, I was pleasantly surprised.  The stories of selflessness, healing and love (not the romantic kind) showed me glimpses of God's character, manifest as light in our dark world.

One thing I found shocking, were the various stories of the homeless bringing hope to the homefull!  Here are a couple examples:

"Today, my car broke down in the middle of downtown Atlanta.  Three homeless guys helped me move the car out of the road, find a towing company to call and then proceeded to wait with me for an hour until my mom got there just to make sure I was safe.  Their generosity GMH."

"My family & I got separated in New York City when I was little. Scared, I sat crying on the sidewalk as tons of people passed by.  A homeless man picked me up, comforted me, & carried me to a police officer, who found my parents.  He had a long beard & I asked if he was Jesus.  He laughed so hard he cried.  He GMH."

There is something I just find beautiful in these posts.  The very thing that some people call 'useless' and 'ugly,' is the very same thing that can give hope and joy to others.  And God works in the same way- He took the ugliest thing of this world, the cross, and used it to give hope to a dark world.

I think if the Apostle Paul had known about GMH, he would have written it this way:

"For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.  For He chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; He chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong. Jesus GMH."  [~1 Corinthians 1:18,27]