This song has really rang and woke me up to see the bitterness of those who could not even express for themselves.
Sometimes, I do think that we're really too selfish living for ourselves, I'm admitting I'm one as well. The world has more than to just live for our own dreams, pleasures, desires. There's million suffering outside the little window of mine, but why just can't I see it? Why can't I just lend a hand when they needed it most? Is it too hard? Was it because their outcry hasn't reached me? Or am I just closing one eye towards them and playing ignorant, bearing to see things continuing like this?! What a shame.
Who am I? What have I done to help these people? Nothing.
I can't help but to think when we're sleeping cozily in our beds, where would they be? On the cold, wet streets? We have lights during our nights, but they could be spending their day in darkness and fear! We receive smiles and love from others, they were forced to receive spats, injustice, cruelty from others! We complain about our foods, yet they take in all our wastes like precious feasts! We grumble over dirty floors, yet they are more than satisfied to sleep on it! We are cherished like princesses, they are treated like an useless commodity!
What is the world showing all these while? Fake sympathy? Dying compassion?! Just for show?!! No, God.. I don't want that, I don't want myself to become like that as well! Because we're not of the world, we're just in the world.
LORD!!!!! Teach me to learn from Jesus. Humble me to relate with them. Unveil my eyes to see the cries of the broken ones! I'm truly sorry for living too selfishly for my own. I'm really not existing for myself, I should in fact exist for them Lord. For Jesus did not come to be served, but to serve; Jesus did not come for the righteous, but the sinners; Jesus came not to receive but to give; Jesus came to set the captives and oppressed free; Jesus came to seek and save the lost; Jesus came so that others may be blessed through Him. And be this also Your will to be done in my life Lord! Give me compassion to love!!
"The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD'S favor, and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion - to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair..". Isaiah 61: 1-3
"Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn." Romans 12:15
Rise up, wake up, people of justice!
YOU have a part to play!
What are you living for?
You can be someone else's blessing.
You can be someone else's blessing.
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