While the next few weeks or even months may be filled with joyous anticipation of something fun, a holiday or even something simple like the premier of a movie, there's someone out there struggling to make ends meet. Someone who may be exploited by selfish human nature, someone who is oppressed for the gain of others...it's everywhere!
At times, you may witness a feeble old gentlemen clearing the mess we make at food centres, and it makes you ponder if they have their own families, do they have any financial support? Or how they feel about working at the supposed 'retirement' age? Even when you pick up a magazine with pictures of scantily clad women, isn't that a form of exploitation as well?
Are we guilty sometimes of 'exploiting' someone? Are we guilty of devaluing man? Even for a wretched fellow, or just a passing acquaintance, a yelling kid at the playground, a beggar making ends meet...all man are created in the image of God. But do you see the value of man as much as God does? I am guilty of not loving His creation as much as He intended. May the Lord convict me to love my neighbour as myself. Not in a superficial manner but with sincere and genuine hearts. Caring for people like how Christ will tend and love His flock.
