I was recently struck by several comments I read on a friend's blog who had posted information about helping the people of Haiti after this terrible disaster that has destroyed much of their country. Comments ranged from the outrageous (think Pat Robertson) to the generous to the... well, dumb (i.e. "We were going to send some funding, but we didn't have a quorum to vote on it so we left it on the table...").
I would suggest we cannot over respond when dealing with events like Hurricane Katrina, 9/11, the tsunami or the earthquake in Haiti. I am not suggesting that there are not right and wrong ways to respond, but rather that no response is still a response. And the wrong one.
The church is rich in resources (financial and human and Divine) and we ought not hoard up our treasures to the detriment of our fellows. If we know of ways to help, help. If we don't know of ways, ask. If we are concerned about making the right decisions, pray. We should be calm and patient in our decision making, but guard against the reality that patience is an excuse for inaction.
God bless,
-Will
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