Maybe Our Kids Should Explain Homelessness To Us
One of the questions I get a lot when I do workshops or trainings around the topic of homelessness is, "How do I explain homelessness to my kids?" Usually this question comes from parents who live and work in areas where homelessness is self-evident. Occasionally it comes from parents who are planning a family trip into the city and they want to get out ahead of the inevitable questions that will come up as they walk from point A to point B.
The truth is that kids intrinsically know what a lot of us older, seasoned, experienced adults do not: homelessness is wrong and we should do something about it!
The fact that a fellow human being sleeps outside or doesn't have money for food, clothing, and other basic necessities is not how the world should be. As a Christian, I believe that God created the world “good” (Genesis 1). I also believe that the injustice I see all around me is not what God had in mind when the cosmos were spoken into existence.
