Remembering my time at Sojourners has sparked within me that desire to work once again with the poor. Some of the people I lived and worked with at Sojos really have given their lives to making change in this world. I was talking about this with a friend today. Of course, I realize that I have created change for many people throughout my life both here and in various places around the world. Some days though, I feel like I have not done enough or not worked consistently to bring Gospel values to the world.
Last week, one of the regular visitors to the chapel at the federal prison where I volunteer was murdered. My last visit there, I sat with him and some of the other guys. One of the other men said that this guy was not well liked and sort of insinuated that something might happen. The man does not hear very well so I asked him if it was true. He nodded. I was thinking of that conversation these past few days, wondering what it was like to know you were a moving target. That must have been a painful and frightening existence.
If we do not take time to talk to the poor and vulnerable, I wonder how things ever change. In the photo above, I am listening to women from Rwanda discuss their concerns fourteen years after the genocide. These women were reaching out making a difference. They were talking with the poor, not just about them. I think sometimes we don't even see the poor; they are invisible to us by choice.
Matthew 25 has been on my mind a lot these days. I want to be with the sheep on that Day.
Peace,
Suzanne
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