Comments on: Inhumanity http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/01/inhumanity/ a journal on my journey with Jesus, and the paths in which God is taking me. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:23:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: lynhallewell http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/01/inhumanity/#comment-92910 lynhallewell Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:48:58 +0000 http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/01/inhumanity/#comment-92910 Laura-Anne, Hi, I think that is my fear too that it will take years and years before really see any form of transformation. There certainly is no easy answer. Laura-Anne, Hi, I think that is my fear too that it will take years and years before really see any form of transformation. There certainly is no easy answer.

]]> By: lynhallewell http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/01/inhumanity/#comment-92909 lynhallewell Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:46:35 +0000 http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/01/inhumanity/#comment-92909 Very true Jeff. We do need to be the change we want to see and make a starting point in our community. A lot of us, my self included, do not do enough in our communities to really make a huge change.I have heard before that if we all did a bit then our community would change, and it would ripple to the next town, next county/state, through the country and beyond. At the same time, I don't think we should be insular either. Very true Jeff. We do need to be the change we want to see and make a starting point in our community. A lot of us, my self included, do not do enough in our communities to really make a huge change.I have heard before that if we all did a bit then our community would change, and it would ripple to the next town, next county/state, through the country and beyond.

At the same time, I don’t think we should be insular either.

]]> By: lynhallewell http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/01/inhumanity/#comment-92904 lynhallewell Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:39:39 +0000 http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/01/inhumanity/#comment-92904 Traveller, I stand with you in that prayer - Amen. Traveller, I stand with you in that prayer - Amen.

]]> By: lynhallewell http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/01/inhumanity/#comment-92901 lynhallewell Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:34:51 +0000 http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/01/inhumanity/#comment-92901 Thanks for the link Eric. You are right, more of us do need to stand in the gap in difficult places, to be Jesus in places. Thanks for the link Eric. You are right, more of us do need to stand in the gap in difficult places, to be Jesus in places.

]]> By: Laura Anne http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/01/inhumanity/#comment-90465 Laura Anne Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:07:19 +0000 http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/01/inhumanity/#comment-90465 I think your rant is justified too. And I wonder if part of the problem is that even on our home turf we aren't willing to love our neighbours - never mind our neighbours on an international level. The problems have spiralled out of control and have been going on for years, and I fear it will be years and years before there is a possibility of seeing it all come to an end. We need such wisdom because there is no easy answer, and I guess God will call us to respond in a variety of ways. I think your rant is justified too. And I wonder if part of the problem is that even on our home turf we aren’t willing to love our neighbours - never mind our neighbours on an international level.

The problems have spiralled out of control and have been going on for years, and I fear it will be years and years before there is a possibility of seeing it all come to an end.

We need such wisdom because there is no easy answer, and I guess God will call us to respond in a variety of ways.

]]> By: Jeff http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/01/inhumanity/#comment-90180 Jeff Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:29:30 +0000 http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/01/inhumanity/#comment-90180 As an American Christian, and regrettably like so many of us in America, I admittedly struggle in the area of social justice and awareness. I guess we get so insulated over here that it's really easy to forget the suffering that goes on in other places, or to think about it as "someone else's problem." I appreciate your passionate remarks, because they challenge me to see beyond. Even so, I can understand and relate to the feeling of helplessness looking at troubles so large. What can one person do? I think a starting point--and it's only a start--is simply to try and *be* the change we'd like to see. We may not be able to help those suffering in Kenya, but perhaps we can alleviate the suffering of our neighbors. This may sound a bit weird, but I honestly believe that when we live out that change of attitude, it can affect the spiritual climate around us and becomes contagious. It's one way we can "overcome evil with good". As an American Christian, and regrettably like so many of us in America, I admittedly struggle in the area of social justice and awareness. I guess we get so insulated over here that it’s really easy to forget the suffering that goes on in other places, or to think about it as “someone else’s problem.” I appreciate your passionate remarks, because they challenge me to see beyond.

Even so, I can understand and relate to the feeling of helplessness looking at troubles so large. What can one person do? I think a starting point–and it’s only a start–is simply to try and *be* the change we’d like to see. We may not be able to help those suffering in Kenya, but perhaps we can alleviate the suffering of our neighbors. This may sound a bit weird, but I honestly believe that when we live out that change of attitude, it can affect the spiritual climate around us and becomes contagious. It’s one way we can “overcome evil with good”.

]]> By: traveller http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/01/inhumanity/#comment-90130 traveller Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:22:35 +0000 http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/01/inhumanity/#comment-90130 Lyn, your rant is justified. I travel to many of these places and it is very frustrating to see how the leaders of these countries treat their own people. As you say, those of us in Europe and the USA fail to act with justice and mercy to alleviate the situation. As one individual it is difficult to effect real change. I pray for those in these dire situations, for their leaders, for those who are able to provide some relief at their own risk and for the leaders of Europe and the USA to have soft hearts for the many innocents suffering these countries. Lyn, your rant is justified. I travel to many of these places and it is very frustrating to see how the leaders of these countries treat their own people. As you say, those of us in Europe and the USA fail to act with justice and mercy to alleviate the situation. As one individual it is difficult to effect real change. I pray for those in these dire situations, for their leaders, for those who are able to provide some relief at their own risk and for the leaders of Europe and the USA to have soft hearts for the many innocents suffering these countries.

]]> By: Eric http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/01/inhumanity/#comment-89986 Eric Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:30:25 +0000 http://lyn.lifeshapedfaith.com/2008/01/inhumanity/#comment-89986 Lynn, My thought is that more of us, myself included, need to go and stand in the gap in these difficult places. We need to go and be Jesus in these places where Jesus is not present. We need to be willing to lay down our life for the sake of the kingdom. I was in Palestine last April. We went out to a Palestinian believer's land and spent the night and worked his land the next day. We did this because he needs someone to be on his land at all time or the Israeli settlers will come and take it from him. You can read about our time on this land <a href="http://www.circularthoughts.com/circular_thoughts_on_foll/2007/05/overflowing_wit.html" title="here" rel="nofollow">. Eric Lynn,

My thought is that more of us, myself included, need to go and stand in the gap in these difficult places. We need to go and be Jesus in these places where Jesus is not present. We need to be willing to lay down our life for the sake of the kingdom.

I was in Palestine last April. We went out to a Palestinian believer’s land and spent the night and worked his land the next day. We did this because he needs someone to be on his land at all time or the Israeli settlers will come and take it from him. You can read about our time on this land .

Eric

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