In one of Jesus' last sermons to His Apostles He explained that many calamities would befall the people living in that time. While I was reading a little today, one of those calamities stood out that I'd read before, but never to touch me as it did. Of all the things that we would see in our time the withdrawal of love of fellow men is the most dangerous. Matthew 24:12 "And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold."
Can you imagine that after a great earthquake people of the world would just leave the victims to find a way to heal themselves and to rebuild there lives with the rubble that surrounds them? Or when we cease to find horror in the slaughter of our brothers and sisters in senseless wars or acts of terrorism?
We can clearly see this is taking place in much of our national and private discourse. It is ever present in our bashing of other's religious beliefs and our ideals that somehow God loves us more than others because we have a little more material security.
I know that myself at times fall victim to a lack of love and patience especially with those that I care for and love the most. We are taught often that nothing will change in our world until we change our families.
Though we know that many people's love and faith may falter ours does not have to. If we are to call ourselves disciples of the Son of God we have to be more patient and loving. We have to be the salt of the Earth to save it from itself. I ask you to seek to be a better brother, sister, neighbor, Disciple! Let us share His love with those who need it most.
