Realizing that was a sad thought for me, and I pray that I would not be a living example of that. I hope that I can be one of those who remembers those in need always, and works to help those who need help, even when I'm not daily faced with those problems and situations.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Flipping the Switch
Getting back to Michigan was like flipping a switch. It's like the flight from Nicaragua back took me to another world. It is so different here, it's hard to even compare the two places. I don't really like that the change is so instantaneous, like flipping a switch. The sad thing is that I feel like for so many of us it is so easy to flip that switch in our hearts as well. Living in a place like I was it is so easy to feel compassion for the people there and fall in love with them. It's nearly impossible to not feel a strong desire to do something, to help them. When we flip the switch and come back to the comforts of home, where we don't necessarily see visible examples of poverty and suffering daily, it can be so easy to forget that it is so common in the world, and lose that desire to help. I don't think it's that we don't want to help those in need. I think it is more likely that because we aren't faced with those need daily, we forget that they exist and are so important, so we lose the sense of urgency to help solve the problems that exist.
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I think that because this is one your heart and you are realizing the importance of remembering the least of these, that you won't forget them. You are going to help people where ever you go, and you might even be surprised to see people in Grand Rapids struggling with basic needs too. Look at the different neighborhoods and ares around downtown and the rest of the city, there are struggling people right in our own city. Maybe if you aren't able to be in Nicaragua and love and care for the people there, then maybe you can do that in your own neighborhood.
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