4,000 people and I came together for justice over the weekend. Justice 2012. How do I even begin to process?! Two days chock-full of multiple aspects of justice. We covered everything from the meaning of the word, to what it should enliven us to do, to the statistics, and so many things in between. I was once again reminded though of how dull I can get when hearing the numbers. It just doesn’t even compute with my brain. 27 million slaves toady? But it does resonate with my heart when I hear that right this very moment a child (A CHILD) somewhere is being repeatedly raped. And it makes me angry and sick to my stomach. I pray it spurs me on to act. Because that child is loved and has so much value and worth. What if I put a face on “that child”? A face of my niece or the little girl I babysit or a friend or sister. What if it was your daughter? The problems in the world today are extreme and vast and truly overwhelming. That’s why we need to make it personal. Let’s see these people in need as our neighbor. And aren’t we supposed to help our neighbor? So much flinging through my brain to share but I’ll keep it short today.
Here are two quotes I’ll leave you with that were shared in one of my sessions:
“If I look at the masses I will never act. If I look at the one I will.” Mother Teresa
“Let us be the ones who say we do not accept that a child dies every three seconds simply because he does not have the drugs you and I have. Let us be the ones to say we are not satisfied that your place of birth determines your right to life. Let us be outraged, let us be loud, let us be bold.” Brad Pitt
And one more I found…
“You can’t comfort the afflicted without afflicting the comfortable.” Princess Diana
The plight of those in slavery is close to my heart. I am a very freedom loving person, and the thought of being trapped by wicked people and treated like less than a human is absolutely nauseating.
I heard someone say that while there are many organizations being started to help and rescue those in slavery, the place to start helping is with prayer. She encouraged all Christians to pray for those in slavery every day. Who knows what kind of impact that could have if we all were to pray with one mind and one voice? It could be world changing.
Grace, I love that you mentioned prayer! More and more I believe God is showing me the vital part prayer plays in changing the world!
It is SO important!
Great point! We should all pray because without the Holy Spirit nothing will change but we should also act. Let’s be the hands and feet of Jesus to those that need him.
wow, these quotes really make you think! I can’t even imagine what some children go through.
I can’t either…. :'(
very cool! Never thought of it that way but it seems to b true.
🙂
Just a few days ago my sister and I were talking about having REAL COMPASSION. I’m into the pro-life movement, and we were considering if we have true compassion, or if we just stand for what we believe in because we stand for all things just and fair. Jesus did both. Justice + Compassion, illustrated in the story of the adulterous woman. My prayer is that I can be like Jesus in that way.
Yes and AMEN! 🙂