The words you can hope to read on this blog are the overflow from a heart pained by the knowledge of evil that exists in our world today. I know it will not go away this side of eternity. I know there is only so much I can do. But there are things I can do. And this is another of my attempts to do what I can to bring awareness to others. Truth is light and light expels darkness. The more truth we can get out, the more the darkness will have to retreat.
I hope to bring to light issues around the globe and right here in our own country. I hope to showcase ministries and organizations who are stepping into action on behalf of those in need. I hope to share how you can get involved in praying for and acting on behalf of those who are hurting. I hope to showcase Hope. If it were not for the Hope of Christ I would be sunk, our world would be sunk and evil would reign indefinitely. I praise Jesus for his grace to not let this be the case. One day, love, truth and justice will reign for all eternity and there I place my ultimate hope!
But for now, I am called to love my brother as myself. I can't do that if I don't know who my brother is or what is going on in his life. How can I love my brother if I don't know my brother? How can I love my brother if he is hurting and I do nothing about it? That's what this blog is about. Learning about our neighbors and how we can love them well, as Christ loves them.
Will you join with me as we embark on this journey of love? It won't be easy. I can't count the number of tears that have come to my eyes when I read stories of my brothers and sisters around the globe. And yet, I only know a small portion. Imagine the tears our Father cries for his beloved. This is why we persevere in love! "We love because he first loved us.Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, who they have not seen. And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister." (1 John 4:19-21 NIV)
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