I spent a few minutes on IM today talking to a friend who just got back from Peru.
Things are dangerous there because of - sendero luminoso - The Shining Path - maoist insurgents.
He could not leave the house, his family has to have other family in the military escort them to something as simple as a bus stop. The church, four blocks away could not be attended, the priest has had to close it.
And I whine about Canadian elections.
My friend is safely back in Spain, aching for family he has to leave behind. Many of them make about 510 soles -100 dollars a month, barely enough for food, not enough for clothes.
And I complain about servers.
He grieves for his compadre - he is the god-father of the children. His compadre was shot three years ago, the bullets are still in him. I asked my friend why his compadre was shot. He said, “because it was Christmas.”
And I gripe about…
Lord, have mercy.
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It’s easy to forget the rest of the world while we are worrying about the things that most distract us.
No one I know in Australia is fearful of their life as a Christian, or cannot attend church for safety reasons.
Everyone I know has more than enough money to survive, but we all still want more.
I heard a statistic, that if every Christian in America tithed, (rather than the average of around 3%), there would be enough money freed for churches to put a huge dent in world hunger. Yet we’d prefer to renovate the house, buy a new car etc.
I hate it when I gripe about my own life. We do have it really easy.