The Poor and the Needy

Lady of Light

Sometimes we can become so involved in our own lives that we forget how fortunate we are and that there are those who are oppressed and needy. In Ps. 12:5, it says:

"For the oppression of the poor, for the sighng of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord, I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him."

We see the oppression of people every day in the work place as well as in other situations, and certainly we come across the needy in one way or another. We see needy folks standing outside the supermarket when we go shopping, and sometimes outside of "Dunkin Donuts" and certainly are sensitive to help that are oppressed in business as we shop and go about the local businesses. We can't change all situations, but perhaps we can make some difference. It is comforting that the Lord himself promises to do something about the plight of these.

If you can spare some change, food, a cup of coffee, a kind word for an overworked cashier, try to "tune in" on some of these this week. Surely if God will care for these people, we can too.

May God bless you,

Lady of Light