Earthquakes. Rioting. Racism. Persecution.
In the last four days, we seem to hear these four words every time we turn on the news.
They are BIG WORDS.
And we are small.
And it’s easy to feel…paralyzed.
One day a nun was scurrying up the steps in Calcutta, after passing dozens of dying beggars in the streets. A man was lying on the steps in front of her, and she started to pass him by, when suddenly she stopped. She turned around to help him. And she said that was the day her worldwide ministry began.
That’s how it starts.
And this is what she said.
One act of justice.
One act of grace.
Last night we saw 2 ways this happened in Baltimore:
–Clergy who took to the streets after the rioting and prayed.
bit.ly/1Fw7y3m
–A mother who “took out” her rioting son and yanked him on a new course.
bit.ly/1bBTf1k
2 small moves.
But as Mother Teresa said, small moves are all we have.
And small moves are what band together to create BIG moves
So that:
A small donation can join others to become thousands.
http://buck4good.com/project/operation-nepal-disaster-relief/
Sponsoring one child can change a generation of lives.
http://www.compassion.com/sponsor_a_child/default.htm?referer
Rescuing one boy from the inner city sets a new chain in motion.
And slowly we step back and discover
It’s Small moves
that change
the world.
What’s your move?
What Laurie says is absolutely right. And many tiny moves when joined together move mountains. So many things we can do without and I’ll give an example. I have an hour commute to work; I leave the house very early so when I reach the city I purchase a take away coffee to bring into work. Then just last week I passed by a homeless young man – there are many who sleep on Dublin’s main thoroughfares – and I gave him the coffee, thinking he needs it more than me and anyway I can make one in our staff room at work. Then I thought, I can make a coffee in the staff room at work every day…….so that’s what I’m doing. But I haven’t stopped buying the take away coffee; I still but it and give it to one of the homeless young people I pass by. Such a very simple and easy thing, no effort required really….but if everyone would consider doing one just as easy and simple an act each day, a big difference would be made. Bless you, Laurie, for you very inspired and thought provoking post.
What a powerful post.
Every picture, every story says so much!
Imagine if everyday each of us took a small step of action.
Thank you for your inspiring words.