I don’t understand. I am not a logical person in terms of my processing, although I am not emotional thinker either.
What type do you put someone in who just believes we should care about humanity? Isn’t everyone our neighbor?
Can we truly watch others suffering and turn a blind eye?
What compels us to respond when we see tragedy but not before the moment of crisis?
Why does it take something so horrific to move us to begin being community to actually “see” and “hear” our fellow man?
I don’t understand.
Please don’t get me wrong. There are many, so many people who do this really well. Who notice people around them, who act without being asked, maybe even anonymously.
But friends, I know far too many people, people part of a church, people in a family, people always surrounded by other people who feel desperately alone.
Why is that?
Is it our Facebook culture of perfection and fantasy where all is right and things are great?
Is it our fast paced microwave society where fear of slowing down leads us to just keep pressing in and going faster for fear of falling behind?
Isn’t it ironic we live in a time of instant connection and yet as a culture are fragmented and disconnected.
Is it too much to ask that we lift our eyes for a moment and notice who is around us?
Can we remind ourselves to remember to ask others how they’re doing, not just expecting the short superficial answer but to truly make time and space to be present for them?
Is it possible to begin today, in our own personal arenas and spheres, to begin reconciling relationships?
Can we partner to complete the work began long ago in Acts chapter 2 where everyone joined with each other, they broke bread and ate together with gladness and simplicity of heart. They praised God and had favor with all people.
