There has been and always will be evil in the world. Nothing has changed since the Creation of the world.
However.....there is also good everywhere in this world. There has always been good in the world.
There is good in our neighborhoods, good in our churches, good in the schools our kids attend, good in our workplaces, good every single place that we go, and good on the other side of the world.
There will always be good. Because God, our Creator, is good.
And God has called us, His children, to be spreaders and sharers of the Good.
Romans 12:21.............
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
Now on a personal level, I don’t have any answers for how to overcome the evil terrorists that are destroying lives everyday.
I don’t know how to protect ourselves from the gunmen and bombers who seek to attack us in our homes, our schools, our churches, our theaters, our races, and our concert halls.
I don’t have a clue how to cure cancer and the other diseases that steal good people far too soon.
I don't have a clue how to stop Covid - 19.
I often wonder what I can do to fix the injustices of the world; things like world poverty, human trafficking, abused and neglected children, and racial profiling.
But I think it looks a little bit like starting right where I am, with what I have. I may not have much money. I may not have powerful influence. I may not know all the answers.
But I do have love.
Now the question is........WHAT DOES LOVE LOOK LIKE???????
Love might look like raking your neighbors leaves, or making a meal for someone who’s recently lost their job.
It might look like babysitting a single mom’s kids for free while she takes a day to refresh herself.
Love could mean knitting a new scarf and a hat to give to the homeless girl who stands on the street corner near your home.
It may mean paying for the meal of the bully who yelled at you for taking too long in the drive thru line.
Love could involve writing an encouraging letter to the person you know who is working to overcome an addiction or other difficult life decision.
It might look like stepping into the poorest neighborhoods in your community and giving away bags of clothes and boxes of food that you have collected.
Better yet, love might look like sticking around and talking to the people in that community, listening to their stories, hearing their hurts, getting to know them as a person, not with fear or anger or condemnation.
But, that is just me.
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