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I woke up last night it was round 3 AM in the morning, I was hungry.  I went to the kitchen searching for something to eat.  I grabbed a hand full of almonds and rasins and went back to bed.  Believe me I never eat this time of the morning.    What I did not realize at the time as I sat in the bed and munched on my goodies, that my spirit was deeply disturbed by the Spitzer scandal.  I vividly remembered the look of disgrace and pain on Silda Spitzer’s face on the as she stood by her husband looking very uncomfortable as he talked about his sexual indiscretion. 

I thought about the public humiliation, the shame, disgrace, the betrayal and the feeling of hopelessness she will have to endure in the coming weeks as their life unravel before the eyes of the world.  I thought about this woman difficult job in explaining to her young children what all the uproar was about.  I realized that their lives were forever changed, jobs would be lost and careers would come to a screeching halt. 

I know we all have our own problems but when you look into the eyes of someone hurting your heart have to be affected.  Today this is not the case.  We have become immune to the pain of others. I remember years ago when I was hurting I was so self absorbed in my own life and my own unhappiness until I could not feel for others.   I suffered abuse at the hands of family members, abandoned by my parents, rejected by my husband and felt so all alone.  The drama of my life left me numb and distant.   I did not have the will or the desire to be concerned about others. 

We look at situations like this and “say here we go again” and we move on with our lives.  We are no longer affected by the things we see.  Our heart has become callous to our surroundings.  Our monthly prayer meeting is one of the best things that have happen to me because it allows me to give myself away to others through prayer and intercession which continues on long after we have met. 

What about you, have you seen too much, heard too much until it no longer effects you?  No we are not to worry about these things but we are called to pray and stand in the gap for hurting people.  I got up early to pray for them and our government and thank the lord as I realized that I am no longer immune to the pain of others. 

This behavior is happening in our government, in the pews and pulpits of our churches, our homes, our neighborhood all around us.  I ask, if not you who will stand in the gap and pray for justice, peace and righteousness.  Please pray that God will quickly advance His kingdom on this earth.  “Lord let you Kingdom come let your will be done ” (psalm 23).  Have we become apathetic due to our owe problems?   Ask God, what can I do to affect my world?  We are not powerless.  Through Christ we can do all things.  If you have nothing to give perhaps it’s because we have embraced a poverty mindset.  A poverty mindset says “this is my situation there is nothing I can do to change it”.  The empowered mindset says “this is my situation God what can I do to change it”.  

Sometimes praying is all you can do.  Prayer is the most powerful tool you possess.  God will do the rest.  Together we can accomplish a lot.  Let’s do it!

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