I have been attending regular services for years a...

I have been attending regular services for years and have recently found myself homeless. I stopped into the benevolence office two Sundays ago (11/18) after attending the 11:00 AM service. I had heard they may have some services beneficial in my time of need. After registering at the desk I waited with some other folks that were talking about the perceived lack of empathy from the person behind the desk. I was sure they were mistaken when I overheard some interaction between the lady waiting with her child and the receptionist which I would characterize as (at best) condescending towards the young mother. I scratched my name off the list and told the desk attendant, "I must be in the wrong place" as a benevolence vibe is not what I was feeling.

This past Sunday (12/02) I returned hoping that my first experience was an anomaly. The 11:00 AM service was terrific. They showed a video about an enormous joint effort to "love on" some Hollywood residents in need and was equally impressed at what was my normal experience with the outpouring of Christian love at Calvary. I made my way back to the benevolence office to be disappointed yet again with the general lack of empathy and absence of any vibe of love, in this case for another group of people in need.

A real shame as all my experience had been amazing to that point. I can say from my own experience that simply walking through those office doors is difficult already with the leveling of pride and humility sufficient to ask for such help. That a person is made to feel "less than" in such a place boggles my mind.