Give Just A Little Time

Last night I turned on my computer. I opened Moxilla Firefox, grabbed something to drink and finally sat down. As I moved the cursor to the address bar and clinked I noticed the headline on the Dell homepage; India terror begins with corpses on train platform.

Usually I would read this and continue typing my website address and move on, but this time I didn’t. Instead I sat there wondering why I wasn’t keeping up with the news. Why wasn’t I aware of the devastation effecting so many lives. I clicked on the headline.
Since Wednesday this has been going on. I couldn’t believe I didn’t know about this. Rarely do I ever read an article, I like to scan, get the major details, save time. Last night I read every word.
The fact that I have been so self absorbed that I didn’t even know of the struggles the world has been facing by itself filled me with grief. The fact that there are thousands of other people out there that are just like that and don’t care to be informed (to care) makes my heart ache. How can we not care that there are people being murdered on a rampage while we eat Thanksgiving dinner? That, even though we may not be able to physically help, we can change things; at least through prayer … the most powerful weapon of all.
If people took time to care for other outside of their neighborhood, city, region, state, country, and continent our world would benefit beyond what I can imagine.

But this would require sacrifice. Peoples time. Time to learn what is going on. Where the hurt is. Where the need is. Time to pray. Time to inform others. Time to figure out if we can help beyond. Time for those actions. If only we all gave a little time.

Lord,
You have given us so much especially here in the United States. You have blessed us. Place on our hearts to bless others. Place on our hearts, on my heart, to take action, to pray, to care, to be informed, to give … just a little time.
Amen.