"Blessed is he who considers the poor; the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble." (Psalm 41:1)
General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker did a good job yesterday in the hearings. We saw a fair number of "demonstrators" in the halls, wackos mostly, but there were a few supporters. I thought, "You can protest here, because they are doing their job over there." The President takes an oath to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Has America lost this "oath?"
Yesterday, during a prayer time right across from the Supreme Court Building, a young person said that they had been talking to a pacifist, and wondered what to say to them. I told him about Bohnhoeffer and my great grandfather, men who were pacifists, but when they saw the poor being mistreated and murdered, they realized that they could not just stand by and do nothing. Every war in which America has been involved has been, "he who considers the poor," the British, the Russians, Germans, Koreans, Vietnamese, Iraqis, etc. The problem with pacifists is that they tend to just "consider" themselves.
Who and what are you considering and defending today, just yourself, your family, your business? That's O. K., but there are more to be considered. "Blessed is he who considers the poor," not just the physically impoverished, but the politically, morally, and spiritually impoverished.
Oh, Father, in Jesus' Name, help me to "consider the poor" by doing something. Amen.
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