Subsisting on the alms of Others

This was part of what I read yesterday in Beth Moore's Jesus, the One and Only:
"God created us to need something or someone else. Sooner or later, any healthy individual discovers that autonomy doesn't cut it. Once we confront our need for someone or something beyond ourselves, we will subsist on the alms of others if we don't discover Christ. Like beggars we go from person to person with our empty cup, crying "Can't you add anything to my life". They might throw in a coin or two...but when we shake the cup, the tinny echo reminds us how empty we remain. Until we allow Jesus to fill our cups daily, we simply subsist. The good news Christ may want to preach to you today is that you don't have to subsist. You were meant to thrive. Sooner or later, God will make sure we confront the poverty of living on the alms of others so that we may learn to feast on Him."
I loved it...and I feel like it was a great reminder for me, here in Hays, away from all my beloved friends....that I can use the time to feast on Him. Autonomy does not cut it for me...I need people. I fill up on interaction...the story of an extrovert. I have made a few new friends here this year along with the few that we made last year from church. Most of them are moms of kids around Joel's age that we meet at the at the park or the pool. I always feel bad when I tell them that I'm only here for the summer. I feel like its a "sorry, we can only be friends for a little while". But yesterday in reading Beth's book, I was reminded that even if it was only for a short while, if I can show them Christ in the time we have together, then maybe their cup will be a little fuller.