Answering the Ache
My wife and I were talking about the fact that we should live the Christian life as a holistic world view, our actions should really reflect what Christ teaches, even when those choices are contrary to what the world teaches. This covers the day-to-day aspects of life, but what about the things that are outside of your life?
The example she gave was Darfur, as a horrible thing that she felt was outside of the daily life that we were talking about and therefore tougher to make a decision about how to act. We decided that if we felt we needed to help then that was the Spirit moving in our heart and that we should respond. If she felt we needed to do more than give money that we should do more, it is all a matter of answering the ache of the Spirit inside of you. Kingdom work is both mundane and heroic at the same time, it is all
about where the motivations come from. So, if you’re watching the news and you just want to cry about a tragedy, pray about it, and if you feel God is calling you to action, then act. Don’t just pray for them, but pray what you should do for them. We can’t retreat from those who are suffering and marginalized, because in us they will experience the kingdom, and in them we will experience the kingdom.