January 13, 2021
The Oregonian headline reminds me of the Tsunami that hit Indonesia a few years ago. Haiti, the poorest country in the western hemisphere, is largely ignored by folks until there is a tragedy. The details of death and destruction will carve out a sizeable width in the media band wave over the subsequent days until the public interest wanes or the next big thing comes along.
I am struck with how easy it is to turn our eyes away from poverty, a much deeper and more sinister tragedy than an earthquake, and yet so easily gaze upon the horrific destruction of an earthquake.
There will be stories of courage and heroism. Aid will pour in. The streets and buildings will be cleaned up. The dead buried. And the poverty remain….Lazarus begging for a crumb from the rich man’s table.
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How timely! How tragic! This has gone on, according to people who understand the history of Haiti (Bill Clinton in this case!), for 200 years. I got the impression that the disorder and chaos began as violence threw off the bondage of slavery. It seems like ending one wrong without some alternative in rightteousness results only in a wrong of a different kind. Wrong in this case sounds very much to me like dis-respect of those who bear the Image of God. Any thoughts?
ReplyDeleteJon-I think I figured out how to do this. At least, I did this morning. Have a great day!
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