something is better than nothing

today is world AIDS day!

a single day set aside to pause and take a look at this

silent, misunderstood and devastating

disease and ponder what what we can do to halt it's pandemic possibilities. this disease is sweeping across the world, coming to your neighborhood with little to no acknowledgement from the local church. how sad. that is a tragedy in and of itself.

perhaps our inaction is due to the fact that we are not only hopelessly self centered but a bit delusional in thinking we are safe here in suburban america. or perhaps we think we are too good to help the men women and children dying from this monster. perhaps we think we have a right to look down on those with what some ignorant people may think of as an "immoral" disease. hmmm.

Jesus walked and talked, loved and was loved by lepers and prostitutes. it has been said that AIDS is the modern day leprosy. what will you do to help?

it could be as simple as taking some time to educate yourself further on the subject, or reaching out to that one person you know that is infected. it could mean raising the awareness of those around you. it could mean taking some time to pray for those that are suffering from the disease and those who have set aside their lives to valiantly fight against it.

take whatever action today may mean for you,
doing something is better than doing nothing.

www.one.org