I suggest that we spend less of our time as to the why of it all and more time on the solution. It is easy to avoid being a part of the solution by instead micro- analyzing the problem. The fact is that God has not forsaken the people of Haiti. The fact is that people like Pat Robertson, televangelist (and total moron I might add) who suggest this is some kind of judgment from God makes it clear that he has never met the incarnation of God. The antithesis of Robertson is a man named Sam Dixon who was the head of the international United Methodist Committee on Relief. He was in Haiti working on solutions to their poverty when the earthquake hit. He died when his hotel collapsed on him. He had a passion for the Haitians long before this current crisis. I have witnessed God's mighty hand on the people of Haiti. They love God and share the message of Christ with others. Obviously I cannot speak for all 9 million people, but I can say with great certainty that God is present. And that is as much as I understand.
If you finish out the rest of Psalm 22 you will find that the author ends his cries of pain with a cry of passion for God, "I will declare your name to my brothers in the congregation, I will praise you."(verse 22) The people of Haiti are not forsaken by God, they are hurting and dying from and earthquake that has wreaked havoc on their land and homes. As Christ followers we are to wrestle with the plight of the poor and our response to it. Today, I invite you to send up a prayer for the people of Haiti and the world's poor. To be a part of the solution, I invite you to go to www.umcorhaiti.org.
Sharing in Faith,
Rev. Craig W. Duke
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