Jimmy.
I had been relating to him for six months.
No response. Not even 'hello'.
I used his name
I thumped him on his shoulder.
I asked about his sister.
No response.
Micky came to see me one afternoon.
He asked me if I could read his letter from the court.
He said 'I can't read real writing'.
I knew he lived in a home where the floor boards
had been lifted and burned to keep the family home warm.
The Blobs came out of a passion to connect.
Anyone can read them.
Most young dysfunctional teenagers in schools,
in hostels, on the streets, can read them.
LIVING WITH A POVERTY THAT IMPRISONS THE SPIRIT.
LIVING WITH A POVERTY THAT IMPRISONS THE SPIRIT.
All the comfortable Churches had influenced me
to speak the words to them
'You are a sinner' and then if they
'You are a sinner' and then if they
confess that, accept Jesus and you will be a new creature.
I had become a Christian at aged 21.
I wanted everyone to have the best life - just like me.
It was not fertile ground
It was multiple deprivation factors -
Inner City London.
In the shadows of survival one day
I realised that God loves these kids.
Jesus had died for these kids.
and I wrote this.
UNIQUE
You are a Beautiful Human Person as you read this.
Are you reading?
They are written for YOU especially YOU.
You are a valuable person
You are a special person
You are a unique person
You are beautiful
You are precious
You are unrepeatable
You are mysterious
You are a beautiful human person
I have been saying this ever since.
"You are a beautiful human person"
I STRIVE TO LIVE IT