No umbrella
Sep 18, 2014, 12:00 PM | Updated: 12:00 pm
In Arizona, everybody prays for rain.
We’re in an ongoing drought. Our population continues to grow, and so does our need for water. Much of outdoor recreation is dependent on maintaining the lakes and reservoirs.
Everybody prays for rain — except the homeless.
This is a wet week in the Valley. Last week was a drencher that set records. And, as we attempt to deal with daily decisions like driving safely to our destinations and protecting our property, imagine what it must be like to be outside, in the storm, desperately trying to stay dry.
When the temperatures go down, there are ways to find warmth. In the middle of summer, shade and cool. But, if you have no roof and nowhere to go for shelter, you simply remain soaked to the skin — unless some of those buildings, in every neighborhood, would open their doors to do the work they’re intended to do.
I’m talking about our churches, which could provide a dry haven from the storms — that is, if they weren’t all locked most of the time.
I’m Pat McMahon.