Why isn't God doing anything?
Ever hear that question? It's usually associated with tragedies. When you hear a story of a young girl who was "miraculously" cured, you hear people ask, "Why isn't God helping these people?" or "How could God let this happen?"
9/11, Rwanda, Darfur, the Holocaust. I'm sure we can all add our own tragedies to the list.
What if, instead of blaming God, or holding the Universe responsible for these events, we take responsibility as humans and help our fellow people? Why isn't God helping the people in Darfur? He is helping by inspiring people like Mia Farrow and many others to take action where governments and the UN get bogged down in bureaucracy.
The problem isn't God. It's us. It doesn't affect us so we turn away from the genocide and offer up a tiny prayer, thanking God that it's someone else and not us or our friends and family. But you know what? Those people over there in Africa are someone's family and someone's friends and they are dying by the hundreds.
I saw Mia Farrow and I've been inspired to act. I'm donating all the tips from my next shows to the cause. I'm going to write letters to helicopter manufacturers, olympic sponsors, congress people, and the IOC, asking for their help in stopping the killing. I've started a Dollar For Darfur program, asking people to give one dollar. Every 30 days, I'll take the accumulated dollars and send them to www.savedarfur.org.
If you're wanna contribute, email me at worldwhispers@yahoo.com. Ask your friends to donate. What's $1? Think of it like this: You can either buy that side order of fries, full of grease, oil, cholesterol (that eventually will force you to start taking Vytorin or Lipator for the rest of your life) and calories (that may never go away) or you can send that $1 to a worthy cause and get someone in Africa some food and medical assistance.
If you're feeling overly generous, you can send $5 (or more) and I'll send you a SaveDarfur.org green wristband as a thank you.
So the next time you wonder why God's not helping someone, look in the mirror and ask yourself what you can do to help. You may be one person, but sometimes, you're the only one who can hear the call and when you speak truth to power, you don't know who's listening and who will be inspired by you to act.
Peace,
Gary . . .
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garyfrank) wrote,
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