- Pray. That's self-explanatory.
- Give. Here are a couple of options, but you can't turn around twice without hearing about more: Episcopal Relief & Development & Red Cross.
- Appreciate. Take a couple of days off from whining about the cold, or lack of sleep, or your diet, or your arthritis (I'm talkin to YOU Bug!). Perhaps even reflect on the ideals expressed by Martin Luther King, Jr. whose birthday we in the United States celebrate Monday. Here is a quote from a speech in 1967: A true revolution of ideals will soon look uneasily on the glaring contrast of poverty and wealth (source, Wikipedia).
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Haiti
My heart is heavy. All the things I want to write are meaningless - I've read many blogs today whose writers have said it better. So I'm just going to ask for three things:
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ReplyDeleteAmy
Well put. I am totally bummed out today. : (
ReplyDeletewell said.
ReplyDeleteThanks for drawing needed attention (everyone's already aware, but it can never hurt to stop and pay attention) to this. Well put.
ReplyDeleteJust went to Episcopal R&D earlier this evening to make a donation. The images are heartbreaking and gut wrenching. I hope everyone will consider helping in any way they can.
ReplyDeleteWell said.
ReplyDeleteVery weel said. The scale of the suffering beggars the imagination. But there is now an opportunity for the world to get together and show a little compassion for a change.
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