I’m sure by now many of you have heard about the massive earthquake in Haiti.  Jay and I have been thinking about it non-stop for the past couple days.  The drummer from Jay’s dad’s church lost his mom that day, and thousands (possibly hundreds of thousands) of others have lost their lives.  Many are still buried under the rubble.  My dad was scheduled to go there on a work trip the following day…and I am so grateful he didn’t leave on the weekend like he usually does.  He is safe and sound in Canada, but other families have not been so fortunate.

My friend Karyn was expressing her frustration yesterday at how hard it is to empathize with and remember others around the world that are suffering because we are so removed from it here in our comfort and luxury. It made me remember something I learned a couple years ago:

Christians, who serve a God who they do not physically see, should be experts at standing alongside and remembering people across the world who we ‘do not see.’  We should apply our disciplines from serving an ‘invisible God’ to serving those in need who geography makes ‘invisible’ to us. 

So what does ‘standing alongside the invisible’ look like to you?  Praying more for the families who have lost loved ones in Haiti? Going on a team to help? Donating to organizations that are bringing food and water?

Let’s actively remember the people of Haiti this week as we go about our day in a world of comfort and luxury.

Michelle