Quotes about Homelessness
Homeless people bear God's image too.
— Philip Yancey
I think if the church did what they were supposed to do we wouldn't have anyone sleeping on the streets.
— Michael Smith
There is a difference between feeding someone and eating dinner with them. If every Christian at home just made room for the stranger we would end homelessness overnight.
— Shane Claiborne
Without shelter, we stand in daylight.
— Barbara Kingsolver
The notion that we have even one single veteran living on the streets should be just considered a travesty to all of us.
— Michelle Obama
Jesus experienced homelessness at Christmas so that we could experience a love we could never lose.
— Timothy Keller
Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.
— Abraham Lincoln
Into the dark streets where the homeless groan, God speaks: "I've had enough; I'm on my way."
— Eugene Peterson
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
— Matthew 8:20
Our veterans who fall on hard times and find themselves without a home deserve more than just handwringing or kind words. They deserve real help that gets them back on their feet.
— Michelle Obama
I was talking to a homeless man at the laundry mat recently, and he said that when we reduce Christian spirituality to math we defile the Holy. I thought that was very beautiful and comforting because I have never been good at math.
— Donald Miller
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
— Luke 9:58