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MARK, ISN’T
THE WHOLE IDEA OF DARKNESS THAT YOU CAN’T SEE?
Then show me
their pain! Show me the mourning
of the people around me. You say
my salvation goes forth as a burning torch*, illuminate the dungeon around
me. Show me the hurting; give me
the understanding, the empathy to mourn with them. Take my pride, take my fear, and show me them.
Please.
NOTE: When Mark was in Nicaragua he desperately wanted to see the needs of those around him, so he was perplexed that in such a place of pain and poverty, the needs were not apparent to him. So he prayed for God to show him. What would happen if we prayed this for our neighbors, co-workers, and our family members...not just the people we visit for a week or two on our missions trips? Challenging...
*Isaiah 62:1