“Why can’t we just arrest them?”
I have been working with families experiencing homelessness for a long time, and I am all too familiar with the negative attitudes expressed by others.
But this was the first time I had heard a local resident express that perspective when talking about our neighbors.
That’s just not the Cleveland that I know.
The Cleveland I know responds differently. “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.” – Matthew 25:35-36 (NIV). That is the attitude I see in our community every day.