“Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.”
Proverbs 21:13
After I highlighted this verse in my Bible (app) the other day, a friend commented, "Ouch. That says it pretty plain." It certainly does. In fact, it made me wonder how many cries I'm ignoring this Christmas. How many people around me are silently begging for help and I'm not paying attention? There probably will not be any beggars to ignore on my elitist doorstep or in the expensive coffee shops and restaurants my Christmas parties revolve around. I probably have already religiously dropped my change into the Salvation Army's purses and stuffed a generous Christmas offering into the collection plate at my church last Sunday. I may have even set one evening aside to do a good deed -sing Christmas carols to neighbors or spend the supper hour at a soup kitchen. I have done well, I'm sure. But what have I missed?
Which of my acquaintances will spend a solitary Christmas Day? Maybe I ignored the loneliness in her eyes as she told me of her plans for Christmas.
Is one of my friends living a sad holiday because it's her first Christmas since her dad died? Did I brush off her comment about "missing dad this Christmas" because I couldn't think of a sympathetic unawkward reply?
Do do i know someone who is living far away from his family and can't come home for Christmas? Remember that unanswered message he sent me wondering how I was spending Christmas?
Am I stopping my ears to the cries of the poor?
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