Yes my heart needs to remain soft. I happened upon a panel discussion and an apology last week by a well known feisty current affairs commentator . He began with loudly admitting he needed to repent. On a day when Russian military had bombed a hospital in Ukraine, he admitted …[my paraphrase]’ ‘when covering the violence in Syria, I knew many hospitals there had been mercilessly bombed or shelled, but it never touched my heart/my gut in the way todays intentional attack does. What was wrong with my empathy that I did not see the humanity and pain of the Syrian people as I now feel for the Ukrainian civilians?’
It's one important thing we can learn about ourselves as we watch horrible things happen to other people. Whose suffering matters more to us? Or whose plight is barely on our radar? I'm thankful God's love is infinite and immeasurable… there's always more than enough to go around if we would receive it. "Lord, help me to reflect your love everywhere and always."
I pray that my spiritual senses are on high alert 24/7 to know what the Spirit is saying. May His will be my passion. Let's GO!!! (P.S. I've also been praying for Doors of Hope International. https://www.dohi.org/please-help-the-people-of-ukraine/)
Yes my heart needs to remain soft. I happened upon a panel discussion and an apology last week by a well known feisty current affairs commentator . He began with loudly admitting he needed to repent. On a day when Russian military had bombed a hospital in Ukraine, he admitted …[my paraphrase]’ ‘when covering the violence in Syria, I knew many hospitals there had been mercilessly bombed or shelled, but it never touched my heart/my gut in the way todays intentional attack does. What was wrong with my empathy that I did not see the humanity and pain of the Syrian people as I now feel for the Ukrainian civilians?’
Thank you Donna…!
It's one important thing we can learn about ourselves as we watch horrible things happen to other people. Whose suffering matters more to us? Or whose plight is barely on our radar? I'm thankful God's love is infinite and immeasurable… there's always more than enough to go around if we would receive it. "Lord, help me to reflect your love everywhere and always."
I pray that my spiritual senses are on high alert 24/7 to know what the Spirit is saying. May His will be my passion. Let's GO!!! (P.S. I've also been praying for Doors of Hope International. https://www.dohi.org/please-help-the-people-of-ukraine/)