Compassion equals involvement.


The definition of compassion is about involvement. To be compassionate means to get out of the boat of our current circumstances and get into the boats of those who are suffering. We are called to bear the burdens of those who are in need of our companionship-to "weep with those who weep"(Romans 12:15) ~Tom Davis



Sunday, June 12, 2011

Psalm 10: 17-18

This morning I was praying and I felt like the Lord was directing me to read in Psalms. I came across this scripture.

Psalm 10: 17-18

"Lord, you know the hopes of the helpess.
Surely you will listen to their cries and comfort them.
You will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed,
so people can no longer terrify them."

I started reading two books this past week. They have similar titles, but are both so very different. I haven't finished either book yet, but they are vastly changing my perspective. One book is called 'One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are'. The other book is called 'A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to be a Woman'.

Lately the Lord has been calling us to perservere. Adoption is not easy. All of the things that appealed to us about adopting specifically from the DRC are no longer there anymore. Things have changed. We are now required to travel(to the worst place on Earth). The cost has gone up. The wait time has increased. But for some reason, we are still here. Standing. Scared. Waiting. Perservering. Hoping. Praying. Remaining. We will not move. We want to run away, but we won't. I want there to be light in the midst of dissapointment. Someday.

In my 30 years of life, I have nothing to compare this to. I am thankful for the support of our adoption agency, as well as some amazing mom's that I have connected with from our agency. They remind me that we aren't alone on this journey.

In the midst of these two books that I am reading, I am reminded of two very important things. To be thankful for the small, and to be reminded of why we are perservering in this adoption. We aren't just adopting from this country. We are FIGHTING for this country. Even if right now, it's just through giving and prayer.

So, I am comforted by this scripture, again, and again.

Psalm 10: 17-18

"Lord, you know the hopes of the helpess.
Surely you will listen to their cries and comfort them.
You will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed,
so people can no longer terrify them."
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