Why do it again? When songwriter Rich Mullins re-recorded his hit song "Elijah" for his album Songs (he had already recorded the song on his first album), some people asked him why he was recording it again. He said something to the effect of, "Because not enough people were listening the first time."
And so it goes. Reminding people about the problem of child abuse is not a guilt trip to lay on anyone; it's not a way to help them "get a little more misery out of life." Rather, it's a way of showing solidarity with the poor, which is a central ideal of my own Christian faith (it is also an ideal that is shared by many other religions). For few are as poor as those children who are starved of love in the way they are treated by adults. The homeless man sitting on the sidewalk doesn't go away because you choose not to look him in the eye as you pass; similarly, the problem of child abuse doesn't go away because we pretend it's not there.
More to come on this blog soon...here is my ride for this year:
Fantastic! Let us know how we can donate! Way to go, Jack!
ReplyDeleteCheck out my latest post, Jared, I have posted links to three worthy organizations to which you may donate. I would also much appreciate your prayers on Saturday, I hope to be approaching Richmond around the time you are at Mass on Saturday, or shortly thereafter.
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