It's easier not to look

In Nicaragua, like many undeveloped countries, traffic is insane. People just walk out into the street, horns are honking, stop signs are 'suggestions' and cars weave in and out of traffic. I got really nervous the first day, and Suzy said, " it's just better not to look." I'm not sure it's better, but it sure is easier.

It's easier not to look at the poverty in the world. It's easier not to look at the unfair wages. It's easier not to look at a sweet child that is suffering from malnutrition. It's easier to not look at injustice. It's easier not to see the downtrodden or the oppressed. It's easier to not love people half way around the world that you may never see again. It's easier but it sure isn't better.

In Matthew 25, Jesus tells us to go and do, to whom? The least of these. The poor, the hungry, the sick, the imprisoned, and the naked. This isn't easier, in fact it is quite hard. Love is hard, but also fulfilling. Seeing joy and laughter in hard conditions fills your heart will joy, the joy and love of God. Look and see for it may not be easier, but it is most definitely better. "For in the end only three things last: faith, hope, and love, and the greatest of these is love." 1Cor. 13:13.