I have a xanga friend who sent me a message recently and told me she was embarrassed to have me as a friend because of some of the content on my site. Apparently she has a new boyfriend and he is a conservative Christian. She is a nice woman and I told her I understood if she had to unsub to me and drop me as a friend.
It caused me to think about what friends I had that I was embarrassed by. I couldn’t think of any so I must just have friends that are not the type to embarrass someone else.
I remember when I was younger that I picked up a hitchhiker while I was traveling home on leave from the military. I picked him up and he didn’t have any money or a place to stay. So I took him on my way. I was headed home and I took him to my parent’s house where we were spending the night. I told him he could stay with us. He said our family treated him like family. I knew they would because my family is just that way. The next day I helped him on his way. My mom asked me if he was really just a homeless guy and I told her, “Yes.” She did not give me a hard time and did not mention it again. I am not sure how she figured out he was homeless. It must have been the way he was dressed.
Another time we were close to Christmas and it was super cold at night. It was below zero outside. I saw some man walking down the street and he was super cold. He told me he was trying to make it to a shelter. I told him to get in and I took him home and let him spend the night with us. The next day we brought him to church. We helped him get cleaned up and he blended in nicely. A woman asked my wife if he was my dad. I would never embarrass someone so I didn’t tell anyone he was homeless.
I imagine if you are my friend that you could fall into drugs or prostitution and I would not be embarrassed by you.
I remember when Jesus talked to the woman at the well. I also remember when a woman of a bad reputation washed his feet. I realize I am not perfect like Jesus and I certainly cannot do that walking on water trick. But I wonder if he would be embarrassed to friend my xanga site.
Have you ever had a friend that embarrassed you?