I had a lovely moment of
realization today about the truth of Psalm 41 v 1a. We were out with our
friends from Utah, boating in a reservoir near to Salt Lake City, up in the
foothills of the Rockies. The surroundings were beautiful, with mountains
rising up around us, and variably blue skies or fascinating cloud formations.
Whilst some of the group were enjoying tubing and wake-boarding, I sat at the
front of the boat, enjoying the views, the sun, and the relaxing time.
At first I felt guilty about
having such a good time, as I thought of people like Gasha, Free, Tukano and
the street kids in Rwanda. ‘They never get opportunities like this’ was all I
could think, and I wondered if it was OK to be enjoying myself whilst so many
in the world are not. How I would love to find a way to let some of those guys
experience some of what I had today.
But then I remembered the first
line of Psalm 41, and my thought process moved on to recognizing that it is OK,
and that indeed today was a blessing from God. Just because I have met with the
poor, and have their stories in my mind, doesn’t mean I have to be sad on their
behalf all the time. God wants us to have good times, especially when we spend
time ‘considering the poor’ in various ways.
I’d still love to find more ways
to bless those who have so little, and will continue to have that as my life
aim, but in the meantime having taken that on board my thought for today, I got
in the water with the others, smiling and laughing, and thanking God for life.
Am hoping and praying that the
rest of the CRED teams, who also considered the poor, are feeling equally
blessed.
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