a necessity
in your kitchen?
The fridge?
The microwave?
How about the
dishwasher?
After our trip
to Central America,
even running water
seems like a luxury.
We visited the homes
of some sweet people
who are in great need.
Here's where
they get their
water....
and this is their
faucet
and sink.
___________________________
I have struggled
since I came home
getting it all
in perspective.
Why am I
blessed
with so much?
Do I have
too much?
Am I grateful enough?
What should
I do about it?
I can't say
that I've figured
it out.
I'm still struggling.
But a friend who is
serving an LDS mission
in a poverty-stricken area
wrote this, and it helps:
"Serving in this mission,
we have seen people live without.
Without electricity,
running water,
plumbing,
an assortment of
food, cars, and jobs.
"We've wondered aloud,
why we have been
blessed with so much back home?
"Should we feel guilty
for the excess
we have always taken
for granted?
"We don't have the answers...
but we believe we should
enjoy what we have been
blessed with,
share it,
and thank
Heavenly Father
for all that we have
been given."
_______________________
I wrote this post last year,
after our trip to Guatemala.
Since then, we went to El Salvador
on another humanitarian trip.
The same questions filled my mind
as we served and worked with
those wonderful people.
One early morning,
I woke up with these words
ringing in my head,
"You are so blessed
so you can give."
You are so blessed
so you can give.
It makes sense, doesn't it?
I have been given so much,
so I can share it with others.
Not just so I can have more.
It's good to step out
of your comfort zone
once in awhile
to learn life's lessons
that really can change everything.
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