Service #5

Today I donated money to the Haitian earthquake relief fund through the Humanitarian Aid arm of the church. It hardly seems like service since all it took was logging in to a web site and typing in my credit card number. And it seems so inconsequential - what difference will my little drop in the bucket make to help those faced with so much disaster, suffering and privation? I guess it all adds up so that in the end our accumulated gifts can do something to help someone.

It's easy when disaster strikes in a faraway place to feel like you are powerless to help. I haven't been able to watch the news reports from Haiti much because I just get too upset. But I think it's important to preserve these images to make sure that we don't forget.



There are so many people dead and suffering. Sometimes it's hard to understand why God allows these things to happen. I get some comfort in knowing that the suffering we experience in this mortal life is like the blink of an eye compared to eternity. Easy to say as I sit here safe, warm and well-fed in my comfortable home. Hard to believe when you're broken, starving and homeless. I pray that somehow the Lord's spirit can sustain those who suffer until the rest of us can get in and help them ourselves.