is this picture",.....says our daughter. She is a very passionate individual. She has always wanted to be a help to the underdog, the oppressed, and the down-trodden.
She has chosen this picture. A 1993 Pulitzer Prize award-winning photograph by Kevin Carter of a tiny, frail Sudanese girl, starving, barely making her own way to the feeding station a ways away. The vulture awaits the outcome of her efforts.
I understand her desire to have this picture framed and in her home. Some would think it insensitive, even repulsive. She however, is the type - sensitive and caring - that wants to be reminded of how much she has, how blessed she is and of how she can be of help to others....and to remind her too, of the injustices of this world.
Our daughter is a very special person.
This picture makes my heart cry and it reminds me that there are things, tangible things, that we CAN do for others.
Oh God, help us all to actively live out our faith.....and not just watch from the sidelines.
Amen.
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