Like Water

I sat down at my desk today and took it in. Life and living and death and dying and starvation and riots and desperation and needs and wants and love. It seems like things are getting worse. All over, people are facing hard times. People lose their jobs, people lose their lives, people lose their common sense and humanity. I’ve been watching the news on Somalia, glued to the screen and not able to look away as children in a ravaged land await medical attention. I’ve been watching with astonishment as London, Manchester, and other English cities are devastated by the people who inhabit them. I’ve been reading forums about people who have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly and are finding moments of clarity as life goes on. I’ve been reading stories about racism and hate, stories about desperation and finances, stories about political grandstanding and national repercussions. And it seems like there’s a shadow over the whole world. A malaise that has everyone feeling unsettled. Sometimes its easy to forget that good happens every day, especially when faced with such difficult times. I’m reminded that we all have something we can do; we can be kind. We can lend a helping hand, or at least a smile. We can try, we can choose to be a light in this darkness. I have failed at this so many times, even today, but on a night like this, I feel a need to…care, to be kind. Because its clear the world needs something right now. Jesus, in His great love, came down to save us and show love. Maybe we can spread this great wealth. 

‎”And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” - 1 Corinthians 13:13