In Time of Need

Sometimes evil is wearing some fancy perfume and it is hard to smell the stink at first. And sometimes it is so rank that you cannot bear to be within miles of its presence. The story of the beheading of the dog Rigsby is the kind of evil that is so horrifying, I am ashamed to be human like the perpetrators. If you want to help bring those wretched people to justice, you can follow this site - (http://www.rigsbyjustice.net/Contact.html). Because I am involved with an animal rescue group, I get these kinds of emails all the time. It is hard to not vomit all day.

And atrocities against animals are hardly the only perversions of evil. Our church had a speaker this weekend from the IJM- International Justice Mission. He told us about the rampant child slavery and sexual exploitation trade particularly in India, but in many countries and largely among the very poor. IJM is a small group of lawyers and concerned people that is making a difference freeing these children, and trying to fight the laws and policies that permit such horrors. He reminded us that in the face of overwhelming evil, it is easy to feel paralyzed, and feel that anything we do is just a drop in an ocean of misery. He urged us however to do as much as we could with the little we are given, and let God multiply the effect.

I know the problem of evil turns many sincere and compassionate people from God. I certainly can't answer why evil is allowed or even created. I do know that in the face of it, anyone with any kind of heart would be totally crushed if they allowed themselves to dwell on the awful enormity of it. For me, the only solace I have is that there will be absolute and ultimate justice one day, and we will all face an accounting for what we have done. In the meantime, I think the speaker at our church is right. I can't do it all, or maybe even much, but I can do a little, and let God provide the increase.

John 6:9
"Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?"